Guest Author - Judith Hodges

Today in History- September 2nd

Happy Birthday!
1948 Terry Bradshaw, football player/sportscaster
1948 Christa McAuliffe, teacher/astronaut
1951 Mark Harmon, actor (Wyatt Earp, Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service)
1952 Jimmy Connors, tennis player
1955 Linda Purl, actress (Happy Days, Robin's Hoods, Matlock)
1960 Eric Dickerson, football player
1964 Keanu Reeves, actor (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Dangerous Liaisons, Matrix series)
1966 Salma Hayek, actress (Frida, Dogma, Wild Wild West, Traffic, 54)

Deaths:
1969 Ho Chi Minh, President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1973 J. R. R. Tolkien, author (Lord Of the Rings series)
2005 Bob Denver, actor ("Gilligan's Island", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis")

Events:
1945 Japan surrenders ending World War II. (VJ Day)

History Lesson:
Keanu Reeves' first name means cool breeze over the mountains.