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November 4th Today in History
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Famous People & Celebrities Born on November 4th:
- Will Rogers
(1879) - He died in an airplane crash in Alaska in 1935.
- Walter Cronkite
(1916) - Cronkite once put his foot in his mouth regarding President Clinton and the Monica Lewinsky scandal. While speaking at a college, he told the students that presidential sex scandals weren't news unless it affects "...the president's job performance in the Oral Office, er, I mean Oval Office." In 1981 the former anchor of CBS Evening News was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a U.S. civilian can receive. Ed Sullivan usually gets the credit for introducing the Beatles to America, but Cronkite says he deserves some of the credit. The veteran news anchorman says back in 1964, CBS aired a brief news story about Beatlemania in Britain. Right after the piece aired, Cronkite received a phone call from Ed Sullivan who asked, "Tell me about those kids. What do you call 'em, the Bugs or the Beetles or something?" Cronkite told Sullivan who they were and the rest is history.
- Art Carney
(1918) - Actor best known for his role as Norton on TV's The Honeymooners. In the early 1960s, cartoon producers Hanna and Barbera wanted the voice of The Flintstones' Barney Rubble to sound like Carney -- but voice artist Mel Blanc gave them a different voice they liked even more. Carney won a Best Actor Oscar for Harry And Tonto.
- Alfred Heineken
(1923) - Dutch beer maker
- Loretta Swit
(1937) - Actress. Major Houlihan on M.A.S.H
- Delbert McClinton
(1940) - Blues/country musician. McClinton -- who once gave harmonica lessons to John Lennon -- says rehearsing is the quickest way to make a boring record. Before a recording session, he keeps the songs away from the musicians until the last possible moment so they'll be forced to play the music spontaneously. McClinton and Tanya Tucker recorded the duet, "Tell Me About It", which peaked at No. 4 on the country charts in 1993.
- Markie Post
(1950) - Actress. Night Court, The Fall Guy
- Kim Forester
(1960) - Country singer
- Ralph Macchio
(1961) - A Cold Day in August (2003), Popcorn Shrimp (2001), The Office Party (2000), The Karate Kid movies, Crossroads (1986), The Outsiders (1983). Played Jeremy Andretti on Eight Is Enough from 1980 to 1981.
- Kathy Griffin
(1969) - Played Vicki Groener Rubenstein on Suddenly Susan. Griffin says she loves negative press and proudly displays her favorite negative articles on her refrigerator door. In fact Griffin was overjoyed to make People magazine's "Worst-Dressed List" and absolutely thrilled when the National Enquirer put her on the front page after her liposuction mishap. According to Griffin: "I live to be in the tabloids." Flicks: Enemies of Laughter (2000), On Edge (2000), The Intern (2000).
- Matthew McConaughey
(1969) - McConaughey claims that before he became famous, he was often mistaken for former Cheers star Woody Harrelson. What's weirder is that when the two actors finally met on the set of the 1999 comedy, Edtv, they were both blown away by how similar their personalities are. In fact, McConaughey says he and Harrelson have bonded so well that they're both convinced they were friends or relatives in a past life. McConaughey has a secret death wish: He wants to die immediately after having sex. McConaughey says when he dies, he wants to go just like his dad, who died after having sex with Mrs. McConaughey. However, if he can't die doing the deed, McConaughey admits "a buck-naked fight with a jaguar" would also do the trick. McConaughey flicks: Dexterity (2001), The Wedding Planner (2001), U-571 (2000), Johnny Diamond (2000), Edtv (1999), The Newton Boys (1998), Contact (1997), Amistad (1997), Angels in the Outfield (1994). McConaughey states he was born in 1969 not 1970 as reported by some sources.
- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
(1969) - The rapper/producer is also known as Puff Daddy, Puffy, and P-diddy. Combs never has to do the laundry -- because he throws his outfits out immediately after wearing them. The New York Post reports Puffy once corrected an Italian club owner who thought he recognized Puffy's suit, saying "Man, that's impossible -- I throw all my clothes out after I wear them once." Puffy is manufacturing underwear for men now under the name Puffy's "Sean John." The line includes boxers, briefs and tanks that are available in department stores. The price tag on the skivvies should come as no shock to fans of the high-living rapper: Items range in price from $15 to $225. Combs was named one of the world's worst tippers by Travel Holiday magazine, which places Puffy at the top of its "Tightwads Hall of Shame" for stiffing a club's waitress on a $4000 bill on the night of the infamous shooting. After Combs was cleared of the shooting case he changed his name to P-diddy to give himself a new image.
- Karis Jagger
(1970) - Model. Daughter of Mick Jagger.
- Heather Tom
(1975) - Plays Victoria Newman on Young and the Restless.
Famous and Noteworthy Events on November 4th:
(1842) - Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd. Lincoln was 33 at the time -- 10 years older than Mary.
(1922) - The entrance to the tomb of Egypt's King Tutankhamen was discovered.
(1924) - Nellie Ross was elected governor of Wyoming, making her the United States' first female governor. Nellie was elected to fill in for her husband, William Ross, who died in office.
(1939) - The first air conditioned car was introduced by Packard Motors. The early air conditioning system was far from perfect -- as the car went faster, the air became cooler.
(1976) - Major league baseball held its first free-agent draft. 24 players from 13 clubs participated. Reggie Jackson signed the juiciest contract: a $2.9 million contract for five years with the New York Yankees.
(1979) - 500 Iranians seized the U.S. Embassy in Teheran and held more than 90 people hostage. The captive Americans weren't released until 444 days later on January 20, 1981 -- the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president.
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