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TODAY

DYR Today, December 2

by Alexis Velez

Published December 2, 2016

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“Born Today”

  • Charlie Puth (25)
  • Cassie Steele (27)
  • Alfred Enoch (28)
  • Jana Kramer (33)
  • Aaron Rodgers (33)
  • Daniela Ruah (33)
  • Britney Jean Spears (35)
  • Jason Collins (38)
  • Nelly Furtado (38)
  • Rachel Marsden (42)
  • Monica Seles (43)
  • Wilson Jermaine Heredia (45)
  • Anthony “Treach” Criss (46)
  • Nate Mendel (48)
  • Rena Sofer (48)
  • Lucy Liu (48)
  • Rick Savage (56)
  • Steven Bauer (60)
  • Stone Phillips (62)
  • Dan Butler (62)
  • Cathy Lee Crosby (72)
  • Gianni Versace (RIP)
  • Maria Callas (RIP)

“Died Today”

  • Desi Arnaz (Born: March 2, 1917 / Died: December 2, 1986)
  • Aaron Copland (Born: November 14, 1900 / Died: December 2, 1990)

“Movies”

  • 1965 – That Darn Cat!
  • 1972 – Brother Sun, Sister Moon
  • 1988 – The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
  • 1988 – Tequila Sunrise
  • 1988 – Watchers
  • 1994 – Cobb
  • 1994 – Tom and Viv
  • 1994 – Trapped in Paradise

“Music”

  • 1967 – The Monkees’ album Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones Ltd. moved was the #1 album
  • 1967 – The Monkees’ had another #1 with the single “Daydream Believer”

  • 1971 – Led Zeppelin released the single “Black Dog”
  • 1972 – “I’d Love You to Want Me” by Lobo was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart

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  2. DYR Today, December 23
  • 1978 – Billy Joel ruled the charts with his album 52nd Street
  • 1978 – “Time Passages” continued to be the #1 song
  • 1989 – “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross was the top song on the R&B charts
  • 1989 – Phil Collins’ “Another Day in Paradise” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
  • 1995 – Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey topped the charts with their hit “One Sweet Day”

  • 1997 – Janet Jackson released her single “Together Again”

“TV/Radio”

  • 1983 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video aired, for the first time, on MTV
  • 1988 – ESPN aired its 10,000th Sports Center, making it the most televised cable program in history.

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1970 – The Environmental Protection Agency was established
  • Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting – Changes Annually Featured Above
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