Re: On This Day in History day-byday
On This Day in History: Monday, May 23, 2011
Famous people born on this day:
--> 1883, Douglas Fairbanks, first & greatest of Hollywood's swashbucklers.
--> 1910, Artie Shaw, band leader and husband.
--> 1933, Joan Collins, actress.
--> 1958, Drew Carey, actor.
--> 1974, Jewel Kilcher, singer "Jewel".
--> 1963, Mike Myers, actor/writer. He's Canadian, eh?
Events on this day in history:
--> 1898, First Phillipine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco.
--> 1908, Dirigible (a blimp) explodes over San Francisco Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die.
--> 1921, "Shuffle Along," the first black musical comedy, opens in New
York City.
--> 1953, The first "Cliff's Notes" appear in schools. (Thanks Cliff).
And don't forget...
Victoria Day -- Celebrated in Canada, eh?