Music News

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Ralph Fiennes Age: 49 Occupation: Actor Known For: Playing Lord Voldemort in the ‘Harry Potter’ film series, giving Oscar-nominated performances in ‘The English Patient’ and ‘Schindler’s List,’ and a 2007 incident in which he joined the Mile High Club with a Qantas flight attendant

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Samuel L. Jackson Age: 63 Occupation: Actor Known For: Appearing in more than 100 movies, most notably ‘Pulp Fiction,’ the ‘Star Wars’ prequel trilogy, and ‘Snakes on a Plane,’ being an avid golfer, and his hilariously and famously foul mouth

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1620 – William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts (More info) 1898 – Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1620 – The Mayflower docks at modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts (More info) 1898 – Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.2 mph in a Jeantaud electric car (More info)

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Brad Pitt Age: 48 Occupation: Actor Known For: Roles in films like ‘Thelma & Louise,’ ‘Legends of the Fall,’ ‘Fight Club,’ and ‘Moneyball,’ reportedly leaving his former wife Jennifer Aniston for his ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ co-star Angelina Jolie, with whom he now has six children, and being handsome enough to make even the occasion

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Eugene Levy Age: 65 Occupation: Actor and Comedian Known For: Beginning his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series ‘SCTV,’ roles in movies like ‘Splash’ and ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation,’ and starring in all eight ‘American Pie’ films as the clueless but loving dad Noah Levenstein

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1903 – Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make history’s first successful flight in a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft (More info) 1944 – The US Army announces the end of its policy of holding Japanese-Americans in internment camps, allowing “evacuees” to return home (More info) Read

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1799 – President George Washington dies at the age of 67 (More info) 1903 – The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (More info)

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: KaDee Strickland Age: 36 Occupation: Actress Known For: Playing Charlotte King on the ABC drama ‘Private Practice,’ appearing in films such as ‘The Sixth Sense,’ ‘Something’s Gotta Give,’ and ‘Fever Pitch,’ and speaking out against the emphasis placed on beauty in the Los Angeles acting community

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Rita Moreno Age: 80 Occupation: Singer, Dancer, and Actress Known For: Roles in ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ and ‘The King and I,’ appearing on the PBS children’s series ‘The Electric Company’ in the 1970s and a slew of other TV shows, and being the only Hispanic and one of just a few performers who’ve won an Emmy, a Gram

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today: Bobby Flay Age: 47 Occupation: Chef, Restauranteur, and Television Personality Known For: Being the owner and executive chef of 12 restaurants from coast to coast, hosting seven Food Network television programs, being an Iron Chef on the same network, and being featured on the ‘Great Chefs’ television series

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1898 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the Spanish-American War (More info) 1901 – The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace (More info)