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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
 National Junk Food Day 

Got a sweet tooth? Crave salty snacks? Today's the day for you! Take advantage of National Junk Food Day as your excuse to go wild with all of the unhealthy snacks you know you shouldn't eat but really, really want. We're telling you to go for it. Indulge in the junk food if only for just today.

 National Junk Food Day

Holidays Around the World
Belgium  Belgium National Day
Botswana  Botswana President's Day Holiday
Cook Islands Cook Islands Mitiaro Gospel Day [Regional]
Guam  Guam Liberation Day [Government]

Today's Birthdays
Born Age Name Profession
1903 106 Roy Neuberger American financier 
1923 86 Rudolph A. Marcus Canadian chemist, Nobel laureate 
1922 87 Kay Starr American singer 
1925 84 Anne Meacham American actress 
1926 83 Paul Burke American actor 
1926 83 Norman Jewison Canadian film director 
1926 83 Rahimuddin Khan Pakistani general 
1932 77 Ernie Warlick American football player 
1934 75 Chandu Borde Former Indian cricketer 
1935 74 Norbert Blüm German politician 
1938 71 Anton Kuerti Canadian pianist, composer and conductor 
1938 71 Janet Reno 79th United States Attorney General 
1939 70 John Negroponte 1st United States Director of National Intelligence 
1943 66 Edward Herrmann American actor 
1944 65 Tony Scott British film director 
1945 64 John Lowe English darts player 
1945 64 Barry Richards Former South African cricketer 
1945 64 Geoff Dymock Former Australian cricketer 
1946 63 Kenneth Starr American lawyer 
1946 63 Barry Whitwam British musician (Herman's Hermits) 
1947 62 Chetan Chauhan Former Indian cricketer 
1947 62 Wendell Burton American television executive and actor
1948 61 Ed Hinton American sportswriter 
1948 61 Cat Stevens English singer/songwriter 
1948 61 Garry Trudeau American cartoonist 
1948 61 Teruzane Utada Japanese music record producer and manager 
1949 60 Al Hrabosky baseball player 
1950 59 Ubaldo Fillol Argentinian footballer 
1951 58 Robin Williams American comedian/actor 
1952 57 John Barrasso American politician 
1953 56 Brian Talbot British footballer 
1953 56 Jeff Fatt Chinese-Australian actor 
1955 54 Taco Dutch singer 
1955 54 Béla Tarr Hungarian film director 
1956 53 Michael Connelly American author 
1957 52 Jon Lovitz American comedian 
1957 52 George Landress American songwriter and music producer 
1959 50 Paul Vautin Australian rugby league player 
1960 49 Lance Guest American actor 
1960 49 Fritz Walter German footballer 
1960 49 Matt Mulhern American actor 
1961 48 Amar Singh Chamkila Punjabi folk singer 
1961 48 Jim Martin American musician (Faith No More) 
1963 46 Kevin Poole English footballer 
1963 46 Paulo Silva Brazilian mixed martial artist 
1964 45 Jens Weißflog German ski jumper 
1964 45 Ross Kemp English actor
1965 44 Gudni Bergsson Icelandic footballer 
1965 44 Mike Bordick American baseball player 
1965 44 Treva Etienne English actor
1966 43 Arija Bareikis American actress 
1968 41 Johnnie Barnes American football player 
1968 41 Brandi Chastain American soccer player 
1968 41 Lyle Odelein Canadian hockey player 
1968 41 Samuli Edelmann Finnish actor and singer
1969 40 Emerson Hart American musician (Tonic) 
1969 40 Klaus Graf German racing driver 
1970 39 Shawn Stasiak American professional wrestler 
1971 38 Emmanuel Bangué French long jumper 
1971 38 Charlotte Gainsbourg French actress and singer 
1971 38 Nuno Markl Portuguese comedian and radio host 
1972 37 Shinjiro Otani Japanese professional wrestler 
1972 37 Paul Brandt Canadian country music artist
1973 36 Ali Landry American model and actress 
1973 36 Mike James Canadian rugby union player
1974 35 Geoff Jenkins American baseball player 
1975 34 Chris Bisson British Actor 
1975 34 Mike Sellers American football player 
1975 34 Ravindra Pushpakumara Sri Lankan cricketer 
1975 34 Aaron Lord Australian rules footballer 
1977 32 Paul Casey English golfer 
1977 32 Jaime Murray British actress 
1978 31 Josh Hartnett American actor 
1978 31 Justin Bartha American actor 
1978 31 Damian Marley Jamaican musician 
1978 31 Gary Teale Scottish football player 
1979 30 David Carr American football player 
1979 30 Tamika Catchings American basketball player 
1979 30 Andriy Voronin Ukranian footballer
1980 29 Tailor James Canadian model 
1980 29 CC Sabathia American baseball player 
1981 28 Titus Bramble English footballer 
1981 28 Stefan Schumacher German cyclist 
1981 28 Joaquín Sánchez Spanish footballer 
1981 28 Chrishell Stause American actress 
1981 28 Blake Lewis American musician 
1982 27 Mao Kobayashi Japanese actress 
1983 26 Eivør Pálsdóttir Faroese singer 
1983 26 Kellen Winslow II American football player 
1984 25 Liam Ridgewell English footballer 
1984 25 Jurrick Juliana Dutch footballer 
1985 24 Von Wafer American basketball player 
1988 21 Matt O'Dwyer Australian rules footballer 
1988 21 Chris Mitchell Scottish footballer 
1988 21 Robbie Renwick British swimmer
1989 20 Jamie Waylett British actor 
1989 20 Rory Culkin American actor 
1989 20 Chris Gunter Welsh footballer 
1989 20 Juno Temple English actress 
1992 17 Rachael Flatt American figure skater 

Kay Starr 
Kay Starr
Edward Herrmann 
Edward Herrmann
Wendell Burton
Wendell Burton
Wendell Burton
Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Jon Lovitz 
Jon Lovitz
Matt Mulhern
Matt Mulhern
Ross Kemp 
Ross Kemp
Samuli Edelmann
Samuli Edelmann
Samuli Edelmann
Paul Brandt
Paul Brandt
Mike James
Mike James
Mike James
Geoff Jenkins
Geoff Jenkins
Mike Sellers
Mike Sellers
Aaron Lord
Aaron Lord
Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett
Josh Hartnett
Justin Bartha 
Justin Bartha
David Carr 
David Carr
Andriy Voronin
Andriy Voronin
Andriy Voronin
Joaquín Sánchez 
Joaquín Sánchez
Blake Lewis 
Blake Lewis
Kellen Winslow 
Kellen Winslow
Von Wafer 
Von Wafer
Robbie Renwick 
Robbie Renwick
Jamie Waylett
Jamie Waylett
Chris Gunter
Chris Gunter

DVD Releases

Coraline2 or 3 Things I Know About Her - Criterion Collection
Ballerina
Charlie's Angels: Complete Fourth Season
Coraline
FRONTLINE: The Madoff Affair
The Great Buck Howard
Hayate the Combat Butler Part 1
The Human Rights Watch DVD Collection
Made in U.S.A. - Criterion Collection
Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season
Skeleton Crew
Watchmen: Two Disc Directors Cut

Today ...

Cheyenne Frontier Days
July 14-26, 2009
 Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne Frontier Days is the oldest continuously running and largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration in the world. Known as the “Daddy of ‘em All” to rodeo cowboys, Cheyenne Frontier Days takes place in Cheyenne, Wyoming every year during the last full week in July. This action-packed, one-of-a-kind event, rich in century-old traditions and old-fashioned hospitality, celebrates the Old West with a 10-day wingding of top-name entertainers, parades, free pancake breakfasts, cowboys, cowgirls, Native American Indians, broncs, bulls and wild horses.

Cheyenne Frontier Days 

On This Day...

in 2007 ... "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final volume of the wizard series by J.K. Rowling, went on sale.

Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows 

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day
From the Moon to the Earth  
Credit: Apollo 11, NASA      
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After the most famous voyage of modern times, it was time to go home. After proving that humanity has the ability to go beyond the confines of planet Earth, the first humans to walk on another world -- Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin -- flew the ascent stage of their Lunar Module back to meet Michael Collins in the moon-orbiting Command and Service Module. Pictured above on 1969 July 21, the ascending spaceship was captured by Collins making its approach, with the Moon below, and Earth far in the distance. Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the first human moon landing. Recently, NASA's moon-orbiting Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter sent back the first pictures of most of the Apollo landing sites -- including Apollo 11 -- with enough resolution to see the Lunar Module descent stages left behind.

Photo Of The Day

Photo of the Day
Marine Day in Toyko    

Tens of thousands of spectators look at the Japanese sailing ship Nippon Maru, waiting to see its crew members set up sails on a Marine Day event at the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, Monday, July 20. Japan marked Marine Day on Monday. (SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Daily Inspirations
Can it be junk food in bed day too?
Daily Inspiration 
 
Someone bring me something good to eat
Daily Inspiration 
 
Are you sure I can't have a banana today?
Daily Inspiration 
 
National Junk Food Day
Daily Inspiration 
Some one click to help me find my junk.
 

Random Thoughts

Random Thoughts

 

Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts

Fin

Today's Mostly Useless Fact
A rainbow can be seen only in the morning or late afternoon.
It can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon.