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Born on this day!! Actress Nancy Olson (“Sunset Boulevard”) is 92. Football player-turned-actor Rosey Grier is 88. Actor Vincent Pastore (“The Sopranos”) is 74. Bassist Chris Cross of Ultravox is 68. Actor Jerry Houser (“Summer of ’42″) is 68. Actor Eric Laneuville (“St. Elsewhere”) is 68. Actor Stan Shaw (“Harlem Nights”) is 68. Singer-comedian Kyle Gass of Tenacious D is 60. Actress Jane Lynch is 60. Actor Jackie Earle Haley is 59. Actor Matthew Fox (“Lost,” ″Party of Five”) is 54. Keyboardist Ellen Reid of Crash Test Dummies is 54. Singer-guitarist Tanya Donelly of Belly is 54. Actress Missy Gold (“Benson”) is 50. Singer Tameka Cottle of Xscape is 45. Country singer Jamey Johnson is 45. Musician taboo of Black Eyed Peas is 45. Actor Scott Porter (“Friday Night Lights”) is 41. Actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) is 35. Singer Dan Smith of Bastille is 34. Actress Sara Canning (“The Vampire Diaries”) is 33. Singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons is 33.
THIS DAY IN GENIUS HISTORY
1789 – The storming and destruction of Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
1798 – Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a crime to publish false, scandalous, or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
1881 – Billy the Kid was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico.
1921 – In one of the most controversial cases in U.S. history, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of two murders and sentenced to death.
1933 – In Germany, all political parties except the Nazi party were outlawed.
1946 – Dr. Spock’s Common Sense Book of Baby & Child Care was published.
1958 – A military coup overthrew the monarchy in Iraq, killing King Faisal II. General Abdul Karim Kassem becomes Iraq’s leader.
Today Is: Bastille Day, Chick-fil-A’s Cow Appreciation Day, International Nude Day, National Macaroni and Cheese Day, Shark Awareness Day, Victims of The Nice, France Attack Day
TODAY ON TV!
Primetime TV (All Times Eastern)
CBS – 8:00 – NCIS / 9:00 – FBI / 10:00 – FBI Most Wanted
NBC – 8:00 – America’s Got Talent / 10:00 – World Of Dance
ABC – 8:00 – Modern Family / 8:30 – Modern Family / 9:00 – Black-ish / 9:30 – Mixed-ish / 10:00 – What Would You Do?
FOX – 8:00 – Hell’s Kitchen / 9:00 – Prodigal Son
CW – 8:00 – Stargirl / 9:00 – Barry Brewer
TV Talk Shows
Jimmy Fallon: Colin Jost, Davido
Stephen Colbert: Tom Hanks, Noah Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus
Seth Meyers: Demi Moore, Paul Scheer, KALEO
James Corden: Tracy Morgan, Bazzi (R 5/14/20)
Lilly Singh: John Cena, Bindi Irwin (R 11/13/19)
Daily Show: The Daily Social Distancing Show
Conan: John Lithgow
Watch What Happens Live: Ben Platt, Judith Light
The View: Amy Schumer
The Talk: Amanda Peet, Tom Lennon
Live with Kelly and Ryan: Christopher Jackson
Ellen DeGeneres: David Spade, Steve Spangler (R 11/14/19)
Wendy Williams: Aldis Hodge, Dave Koz & Jonathan Butler (R 12/11/19)
The Real: Miles Brown (R 1/28/20)
Kelly Clarkson: David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Joey King, Jordin Sparks
Tamron Hall: Exploring small towns in America fighting for survival (R 5/12/20)
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