Happy Friday. Today is National Make Men Dinner Day. Downtown Alive features Wayne Toupes. The Polyester Power Hour is on 99.9 KTDY. Today CJ and Jenn in the Morning will have Lauren Daigle concert tickets at 7:20 AM and Aire Serv of Lafayette will give away a complete HVAC system to one lucky listener just after 7 AM.

TODAY IN HISTORY

507 years ago - In 1512, Michelangelo's masterpiece on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was unveiled after more than four years of working on his back.

415 years ago - In 1604, Shakespeare's "Othello" was first presented at Whitehall Palace in London.

219 years ago - In 1800, our second president John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.

124 years ago - In 1895, The First Car Magazine was published.  It was titled "The Horseless Age".

122 years ago - In 1897, the Library of Congress opened to the public.

123 years ago - In 1896, the first Bare-Breasted Woman appeared in "National Geographic".  She was a saucy Zulu.

82 years ago - In 1937, Agatha Christie first published her classic murder mystery "Death on the Nile".

52 years ago - In 1967, Paul Newman's "Cool Hand Luke" was released.

37 years ago - In 1982, The Playboy Channel debuted on cable.

20 years ago - In 1999, Walter Payton died of bile duct cancer at 45.  He was the NFL's all-time leading rusher until Emmitt Smith broke his record in 2002.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

Max Burkholder is 22.

Penn Badgley is 33.

Natalia Tena is 35.

Matt Jones is 38.

Bo Bice is 44.

Jenny McCarthy is 47.

Toni Collette is 47.

Sophie B. Hawkins is 55.

Rick Allen from Def Leppard is 56.

Big Kenny Alphin is 56.

Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers is 57.

Mags Furuholmen from A-Ha is 57.

Tim Cook is 59.

Lyle Lovett is 62.

Larry Flynt is 77.

"Whispering Bill" Anderson is 82.

 

Marcia Wallace  (1942 - 2013).

TODAY IS NATIONAL...

Make Dinner Day

Cinnamon Day 

Jersey Friday

Author's Day 

Brush Day 

Calzone Day 

Family Literacy Day 

Cook For Your Pets Day

Deep-Fried Clams Day 

Vinegar Day 

DAYS TILL...

2 days until Daylight Saving Time ends.

10 days until Veteran's Day.

WEATHER

Today: Sunny, 59.

Tonight: Clear, 39.

Saturday: Sunny, 62.

Sunday: Sunny, 63.

Monday: Sunny, 68.

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