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Born on this day!! Actor Hector Elizondo is 84. Country singer Red Steagall is 82. TV anchor Diane Sawyer is 75. Guitarist Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick is 72. Actor BernNadette Stanis (“Good Times”) is 67. Rapper Luther Campbell (2 Live Crew) is 60. Guitarist Chuck Mead (BR549) is 60. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 58. Actor Lauralee Bell (“The Young and the Restless”) is 52. Country singer Lori McKenna is 52. Actor Heather Donahue (“The Blair Witch Project”) is 47. Actor Chris Carmack (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “The O.C.”) is 40. Actor Harry Ford (“Code Black”) is 38. Actor Greg Finley (TV’s “The Flash,” “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) is 36. Singer Jordin Sparks (“American Idol”) is 31. Singer Meghan Trainor is 27.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1864 – During the Civil War, Union general William T. Sherman sent a message to President Lincoln saying, “I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.”
1772 – Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains was started in Schoenbrunn, Ohio, by Moravian missionaries.
1807 – The U.S. Congress passed the Embargo Act.
1894 – French army officer Capt. Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial.
1989 – Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown.
2001 – Hamid Karzai sworn in as president of Afghanistan.
2010 – President Obama officially repealed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy.
Today Is: Be A Lover of Silence Day, Forefathers Day
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – Price Is Right / 9:00 – Let’s Make A Deal / 10:00 – NCIS
NBC – 8:00 – The Voice / 9:00 – SNL Christmas
ABC – 8:00 – The Bachelorette / 10:00 – Supermarket Sweep
FOX – 8:00 – Next
CW – 8:00 – Swamp Thing / 9:00 – Tell Me A Story
TV Talk Shows
Stephen Colbert: Rachel Maddow, Megan Thee Stallion (R 12/9/20)
Seth Meyers: Demi Lovato, Edgar Ramírez, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Carter McLean (R 11/10/20)
James Corden: Riz Ahmed, Bad Bunny (R 12/2/20)
Lilly Singh: Tracee Ellis Ross (R 9/18/19)
Daily Show: Pre-empted
Conan: Al Franken (R 11/4/20)
Watch What Happens Live: Pre-empted
The Talk: Taraji P. Henson, Jay Shetty (R 10/8/20)
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Mariah Carey, Alanis Morissette
Ellen DeGeneres: Sarah Silverman, Jeff Foxworthy, Bon Jovi (R 10/8/20)
Wendy Williams: Deborah Cox (R 12/9/20)
The Real: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Karamo Brown (R 12/8/20)
Kelly Clarkson: Lily Collins, Alison Deyette, Josh Groban (R 12/2/20)
Tamron Hall: Chefs from across the country make favorite holiday meals
Drew Barrymore: Henry Winkler, Nico Santos, Aaron Sanchez (R 10/15/20)
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