Celebration Excuse
ZERO ZERO PARTY OVER, OOPS, OUT OF TIME!
1889
Montana is admitted as the 41st US state. Nicknamed “Big Sky Country” due to its large amounts of land and lack of people; the state has a population density of one person for every six square miles.
1895
While experimenting with electricity Wilhelm Rontgen discovers x-rays. Are we the only ones who feel uncomfortable when the nurse has to put on goggles and leave the room even though they say x-rays are safe enough to be taken a few inches from your head?
1970
New Orleans Saint Tom Dempsey kicks an NFL-record 63 yard game-winning field in a 19-17 victory over the Detroit Lions; A record that still stands. And he did it without toes!
2002
The UN Security Council unanimously approves Resolution 1441, which gave the Bush Administration enough leeway to use the resolution as justification for war. How’s that saying go about giving an inch?
2004
More than 10,000 US troops participate in a siege of Iraqi insurgent stronghold Fallujah… a year and a half after the supposed “end of major combat operations” in the country.
SO TONIGHT WE’RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999
1836: Milton Bradley, founder of the board game company that shares his name. Milton Bradley Co. has brought you the likes of Candy Land, Operation, and Battleship.
1847: Bram Stoker, Irish author of the influential horror novel Dracula
1954: Michael “Heckuva Job, Brownie” Brown
1966: Gordon Ramsay, the Scottish celeb chef of FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen.
1975: Tara Reid, actress and reality star most notable for her plethora of famous boyfriends
1985: Jack Osbourne, son of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. Has managed to pull his fame from the family’s short lived reality show into the reality star trifecta in under 22 years: rehab, spin-off series (that even involved serious weight loss), and an autobiography.
Daybook
STUMPIN’
Bill Clinton campaigns for his wife in Iowa
John McCain campaigns in Michigan and Illinois
Mitt Romney fundraises in Greenwich, Connecticut
CONGRESS
HOUSE
10 AM
The House Homeland Security Committee hears testimony from Leonard Boyle of the Terrorist Screening Center and Kathleen Kraninger of DHS during a hearing on the progress and problems of the Terror Watch List.
The House Judiciary Committee Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 750, the “Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007,” in an attempt at immigration reform.
The House Judiciary Committee Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee discuss the effectiveness and consequences of ‘enhanced’ interrogation techniques: That is to say, torture.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hold a markup of pending calendar business and discuss the failure to address global warming pollutants in the approval of new power plants.
SENATE
10 AM
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hears testimony from Jonathan Pershing, Director of the Climate, Energy, and Pollution program at the World Resource Institute, and others during a hearing on S.2191, the “America’s Climate Security Act of 2007,” which mandates the EPA institute a program to decrease greenhouse gas emissions
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hear testimony from Charles Ciccolella of the Veterans’ Employment and Training Services, and others during a hearing on the employment rights of veterans.
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee discuss localism, diversity, and media ownership.
2:30 PM
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hears testimony from Asst. Secretary of State David Welch during a Near East and South Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee discussion of Syrian action towards Lebanon and the implications for the region
TV
TIVO…
Oprah: How to Look Great at Any Age
The View: Desperate Housewife Terri Hatcher, and guest co-host Tori Spelling
Regis and Kelly: Fred Claus star Vince Vaughn, and Uncle Jesse turned ER star John Stamos
Ellen: Brothers and Sisters star Robe Lowe and kid inventors including the brothers who invented wedgie-proof underwear
STAY UP FOR… (WRITER’S STRIKE DAY 4)
Letterman: The heiress herself Paris Hilton, Into the Wild star Emile Hirsch (Rerun)
Leno: Ben Affleck, comedian Jim Norton, and musical guest the Shins (Rerun)
Late Late Show: Sleuth costar Michael Caine, and comedian Lizzy Cooperman (Rerun)
Conan: Adam Sandler, from the movie In Tranzit Vera Farmiga, and musical guest Pegi Young (Rerun)
Last Call: Man vs. Wild’s Bear Grylls, and musical guest Piers Faccini (Carson’s so not funny you won’t notice his writers are gone)
Kimmel: Desperate Housewife Nicolette Sheridan, and musical guest Coheed & Cambria
Daily Show: Outted CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson (Rerun)
Colbert: Thumbsucker author Walter Kirn (Rerun)
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