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Born on this day!! Actor Sharon Farrell (“Hawaii Five-0”) is 74. Actor Grand L. Bush (TV’s “The Visitor,” film’s “Demolition Man”) is 65. Actor Clarence Gilyard (“Walker, Texas Ranger”) is 65. Actor Stephanie Hodge (“Unhappily Ever After”) is 64. Bassist-synthesizer player Ian Burden of Human League is 63. Actor Anil Kapoor (“Slumdog Millionaire”) is 61. Actor Wade Williams (“Prison Break,” “The Bernie Mac Show”) is 59. Singer Mary Ramsey of 10,000 Maniacs is 57. Actor Mark Valley (“Boston Legal”) is 56. Actor Diedrich Bader (“The Drew Carey Show”) is 54. Actor Amaury Nolasco (TV’s “Deception,” “Prison Break”) is 50. Singer Ricky Martin is 49. “Twilight” series author Stephenie Meyer is 47. TV host Ryan Seacrest (“American Idol,” ″Live with Kelly and Ryan”) is 46. Actor Michael Raymond-James (“Once Upon A Time,” “True Blood”) is 43. Actor Austin Stowell (“12 Strong”) is 36. Actor Sofia Black-D’Elia (“Your Honor,” “The Mick”) is 29. Singer Louis Tomlinson of One Direction is 29.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1865 – The Ku Klux Klan was formed in Pulaski, Tennessee.
1524 – Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama died in Cochin, India.
1814 – The War of 1812 between America and Britain ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
1818 – “Silent Night” was composed by Franz Joseph Gruber.
1871 – Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida premiered in Cairo, Egypt, at the opening of the Suez Canal.
1943 – Gen. Dwight Eisenhower was appointed supreme commander of Allied Forces by President Franklin Roosevelt.
1992 – President Bush pardoned former defense secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Today Is: Christmas Eve, Egg Nog Day
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – Young Sheldon / 8:30 – Be Positive / 9:00 – Mom / 9:30 – Unicorn / 10:00 – FBI
NBC – 8:00 – It’s A Wonderful Life
ABC – 8:00 – The Greatest Showman / 10:00 – Prep and Landing / 10:30 – Prep and Landing 2
FOX – 8:00 – The Resident / 9:00 – Prodigal Son
CW – 8:00 – iHeart Jingle Ball / 9:30 – Whose Line Is It?
TV Talk Shows
Stephen Colbert: Barack Obama, Brittany Howard (R 11/24/20)
Seth Meyers: Amy Adams, Adam Davidson (R 11/24/20)
James Corden: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, BTS (R 11/24/20)
Lilly Singh: Pre-empted
Daily Show: Pre-empted
Conan: Pre-empted
Watch What Happens Live: Pre-empted
The Talk: Jamie Pressley, Luke Bracey (R 11/3/20)
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Anthony Anderson, Juan Archuleta, Vern Yip
Ellen DeGeneres: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Ben Falcone (R 11/23/20)
Wendy Williams: Killer Mike (R 12/11/20)
The Real: Oliver “Bam” Sauders (R 12/10/20)
Kelly Clarkson: Derek Hough, Molly Sims, Jay Leno, Lawrence Zarian (R 9/29/20)
Tamron Hall: Jason Derulo, Zach King, Priscilla Block (R 9/30/20)
Drew Barrymore: Elaine Welteroth, Andrew Rannells (R 12/14/20)
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