Daily Calendar for Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Died

  • Giovanni Boccaccio (poet) –
  • Marc Connelly (playwright) –

Born

  • Phil Donahue ( talk show host) –
  • Jane Fonda (actress) –
  • Samuel L. Jackson (actor) –
  • Ray Romano (comedian & actor) –
  • Kiefer Sutherland (actor) –

Events

  • Mackenzie Bowell became Canada’s 5th Prime Minister–
  • The first crossword puzzle was printed in a NY newspaper–
  • Pianist Vladimir Horowitz wed Wanda Toscanini–
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater in Hollywood, California. It was the first animated feature-length film with sound and color–

Weather

  • A four-day snowstorm began in Portland, Oregon–
  • A storm in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana brought 26 inches of snow to Hillsboro, Texas–

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