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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEA LEONI ~ 45 TODAY

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Tea Leoni has starred in a wide range of films including Jurassic Park lll
(2001), Deep Impact (1998), and co-starred with Jim Carrey in the 2006
comedy film Fun with Dick and Jane.

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Tea as a TV news anchor in Deep Impact

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Tea Leoni with Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane

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FIRST TO ORBIT THE EARTH ON THIS DATE IN 1962

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Astronaut John Glenn became the fifth person in space and the first American to
orbit the Earth, aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule (shown above). He
circled the globe three times during a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes, and
23 seconds.  

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glenn mission patch

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PLANET DISCOVERED ON THIS DAY IN 1930

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Astronomer/professor Clyde W. Tombaugh (above) was the first to discover the
planet Pluto while taking  photos of the night sky from Lowell Observatory in  
Flagstaff, Arizona. The discovery made headlines across the world.

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Lowell Observatory

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LEVAR BURTON IS 54 TODAY

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LeVar Burton, is a German-born actor, director, producer and author. He is 
well-known for portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC-TV
miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also known for 
his portrayal of Geordi LaForge on the syndicated science fiction series
Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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LeVar Burton in Roots

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LeVar in Star Trek: The Next Generation

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MIGUEL FERRER IS 56 TODAY

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Actor Miguel José Ferrer is often cast in roles as a villain. Ferrer was
born the oldest of five children of Academy Award-winner Jose’Ferrer 
and singer Rosemary Clooney. Ferrer began his career in the early
1980s making guest appearances on episodic television. He  had a
small part in Star Trek lll: The Search For Spock (1984) as the helm
officer Excelsior. A major role for the actor came in the 1987 action
movie Robocop.

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                           Miguel Ferrer as helm officer in Star Trek lll.

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                            Ferrer, far right, in a scene from Robocop

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