Happy Birthday 8/31

Today is Eat outside day!
There are 61 days left till Halloween.
There are 116 days left till Xmas.

Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinal wide receiver)- 28
Chris Tucker - 39
Debbie Gibson - 41
Richard Gere - 62

1887 - THOMAS EDISON received a patent for his crazy "Kinetoscope", a strange device that projected MOVING PICTURES

1963 - WALTER CRONKITE began his anchorman duties at the CBS Evening News. He retired in 1981.

1998 - "Titanic" became the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 MILLION.

Rosters announced

MIKE TYSON and "Jackass" star STEVE-O will roast CHARLIE SHEEN on Comedy Central next month. Comedians Jeffrey Ross and Anthony Jeselnik will also be there, along with TMZ's Harvey Levin. More "roasters" will be announced later. The roast is hosted by "Family Guy" creator SETH MACFARLANE, and it'll air on September 19th. (--It tapes the week before.)

Today is National Toasted Marshmallow day!
There are 62 days till Halloween.
There are 117 days till Xmas.

Andy Roddick - 29
Cameron Diaz - 39
Michael Chiklis - 48
Lewis Black - 63
Warren Buffet - 81

1146 - European leaders got together and BANNED THE CROSSBOW, figuring that since it was such an effective weapon, without it, nobody would bother fighting any more wars.

1884 - A boxer named Jack Dempsey. . . but not THE Jack Dempsey. . . knocked out George Fulljames in the 22nd round to win the middleweight title in the FIRST BOXING MATCH WHERE GLOVES WERE USED

1979 - ANNE MEYERS became the FIRST WOMAN TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH AN NBA TEAM. The Indiana Pacers cut her after only two days. . . because she PLAYED LIKE A GIRL.

What the Hell Theater 8/29

On Thursday in Idaho, a state trooper pulled over a teenage girl who was speeding and swerving. She told him she was 34 weeks pregnant and was in LABOR . . . and she even had the baby bump to prove it. But as he talked to her, he realized she was lying . . . and had just shoved something in her shirt to make herself LOOK pregnant. She's been charged with inattentive driving and obstruction. Read more HERE

Here we go again. A Puerto Rican senator who was vehemently against same-sex marriage and gay adoption rights has resigned . . . after nude photos of him surfaced on a gay and bisexual dating and hook-up iPhone app. He didn't deny the photos, but said he had taken nude photos because he's been losing weight and wanted to see his progress. He resigned yesterday. Read more HERE

Happy Birthday 8/25

Today is Kiss and Make-up Day!
There are 67 days until Halloween.
There are 122 shopping days left until Xmas.

Blake Lively - 24
Rachel Bilson - 30
Alexander Skarsgard - 35
Marvin Harrison - 39
Claudia Schiffer - 41
Rachael Ray - 43
BILLY RAY CYRUS - 50
Tim Burton - 53
Elvis Costello - 57
ROB HALFORD - 60
Gene Simmons - 62
Regis Philbin - 80
Sean Connery - 81
Monty Hall - 90

1718- New Orleans was founded by French settlers and named after the Duke of Orleans.

1875- Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel. It took him 21 hours and 45 minutes.

1916- The Department of the Interior created the National Park Service to manage and preserve national parks and monuments for future generations.

State of Happiness

The people at the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index just released their list ranking U.S. states by happiness. And believe it or not, Hawaii . . . the one state that's a tropical paradise . . . is the happiest place in the country. The rankings are based on six factors: How happy you are about your current situation and the near future . . . emotional health . . . job satisfaction . . . physical health . . . healthy behavior . . . and basic access to health care and exercise. Here's the full top 10:

#1.) Hawaii
#2.) North Dakota
#3.) Alaska
#4.) Nebraska
#5.) Minnesota
#6.) Colorado
#7.) Utah
#8.) New Hampshire
#9.) Iowa
#10.) Kansas.

On the unhappy end of the scale, West Virginia came in last place. It finished just below Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and Louisiana. Read more HERE