Today in History – December 5th In 1776, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. In 1791, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna, Austria, at age 35. In 1932, German physicist Albert Einstein was granted a visa, making it possible for him to travel to the United States. In 1984, the action comedy Beverly Hills Cop, starring Eddie Murphy, was released by Paramount Pictures. In 1994, Republicans chose Newt Gingrich to be the first GOP speaker of the House in four decades. In 2013, Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africas first black president and was a global symbol of sacrifice and reconciliation, died at age 95. Birthdays: Singer Little Richard is 82. Author Joan Didion is 80. Author Calvin Trillin is 79. Actor Jeroen Krabbe (yeh-ROHN krah-BAY) is 70. Opera singer Jose Carreras is 68. Pop singer Jim Messina is 67. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL quarterback Jim Plunkett is 67. World Golf Hall of Famer Lanny Wadkins is 65. Actress Morgan Brittany is 63. Actor Brian Backer is 58. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Art Monk is 57. Country singer Ty England is 51. Rock singer-musician John Rzeznik (REZ-nihk) (The Goo Goo Dolls) is 49. Country singer Gary Allan is 47. Comedian-actress Margaret Cho is 46. Writer-director Morgan J. Freeman is 45. Actress Alex Kapp Horner is 45. Rock musician Regina Zernay (Cowboy Mouth) is 42. Actress Paula Patton is 39. Actress Amy Acker is 38. Actor Nick Stahl is 35. Rhythm-and-blues singer Keri Hilson is 32. Actor Frankie Muniz is 29. Actor Ross Bagley is 26. Thought for Today: Ive never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation. — Mike Todd
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:13:22 +0000
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