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B.J. THOMAS IS 69 TODAY

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Billy Joe "B. J." Thomas is a popular singer known for his chart-topping hits
in the 1960s and 1970s such as “Hooked on a Feeling” in 1968 and in 1969
the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid featured Thomas singing the
Burt Bacharach/Hal David song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, which
won the Academy Award for best original song that year and became the
number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970.

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FIRST MAN ON THE MOON IS 81 TODAY

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Neil Alden Armstrong is a former astronaut, Navy test pilot aerospace engineer,
and university professor. He was the first person to set foot on the Moon July 21,
1969. For his spaceflights, Armstrong received the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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THE DRIVER OF CAR NUMBER 24 IS 40 TODAY

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Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon  is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of 
the #24 DuPont Chevrolet Impala. Jeff is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion
and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is tied for third with Bobby Allison and
Darrel Waltrip on the all-time wins list, and is also tied with Waltrip for the most
wins in NASCAR from 1972 to present. Gordon has won a total of 84 career
races. In 2009, Jeff became the first driver to reach $100 million in career
winnings in the Cup series. Jeff Gordon won his first Winston Cup win at
the age of 24.  

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NOVELTY SONG RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" is the Grammy-
winning novelty song based on letters of complaint Allan Sherman
received from his son Robert while attending Camp Champlain in
Westport, New York. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
for three weeks beginning August 24, 1963.

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HILARY SWANK IS 37 TODAY

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Hilary Ann Swank rose to fame in the 1990s in a number of TV series appearances
and as one of the female supporting players in the cult film Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
as well as her first leading role in The Next Karate Kid (1994). Hilary is a two-time Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winner for her leading roles in Boys
Don’t Cry
(1999) and in the Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby (2005).

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Hilary Swank with co-star Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby

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Hilary portraying Amelia Earhart in Amelia (2009)

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