Celebration Excuse
Happy Fourth of July!! Careful with the fireworks, MicCheck will see you back here Monday, July 7th.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed
1826
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died
1965
First edition of Alice in Wonderland is published
1876
First exhibition of electric light in San Francisco, California
1884
The Statue of Liberty is presented to the US in Paris
1939
Lou Gehrig bid his fans and team farewell at the Yankee Stadium
1946
Philippines gain independence from the US
1970
Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 debuts on LA radio
Happy Birthday!
1970: Andrei Cherkasov, U.S.S.R. tennis star
1910: Gloria Stuart, actress whose most famous role was 100-year-old Rose in Titanic
1909: Champion Jack Dupree, renown New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist
1902: Meyer Lansky, eminent gangster of the 20th century
1900: Louis Armstrong, jazz musician from New Orleans
1883: Rube Goldberg, cartoonist who revolutionized the art of complicating things
Daybook
POTUS
Tours Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Charlottesville, Va.
Delivers remarks at Monticello’s 16th Annual Independence Day Celebration and naturalization cermony. Charlottesville, VA.
STUMPIN
John McCain
No events scheduled.
Barack Obama
9:30 a.m.
Party Event in Butte, MT.
CONGRESS
SENATE
Senate not in session.
HOUSE
House not in session.
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Tavis Smiley: Lee A. Daniels, Eric Liu
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Jay Leno: Laura and Jenna Bush, David Cook, Tristan Prettyman (R 5/22/08)
Late Late Show:Hugh Laurie, Michael Starr (R 5/5/08)
Conan O’Brien:Matthew Broderick, Michelle Monaghan, NASA contestant Brian Turner (R 5/2/08)
Jimmy Kimmel Live:Mike Myers, Paul Pierce, the All For Nots (R 6/25/08)
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