DYR Today, December 2

“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

• 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