Guest Author - Judith Hodges

Today in History- September 19th

Happy Birthday!
1655 Jan Luyts, astronomer
1911 Sir William Golding, writer/Nobel Prize for literature (Lord of the Flies)
1928 Adam West, actor (Batman)
1931 Brook Benton, singer (Baby, You've Got What It Takes, Rainy Night in Georgia)
1940 Bill Medley, singer from The Righteous Brothers (Unchained Melody)
1940 Paul Williams, songwriter (We've Only Just Begun, Rainbow Connection)
1941 Mama Cass Elliott, singer from The Mamas and The Papas (Monday, Monday)
1948 Jeremy Irons, actor (Reversal of Fortune, voice of Scar: Lion King)
1949 Twiggy (Leslie Hornby), model
1950 Joan Lunden, TV news
1964 Trisha Yearwood, singer (How Do I Live)
1974 Jimmy Fallon, actor (Fever Pitch, Saturday Night Live)

Deaths:
1881 James Garfield, US President

Events:
1893 Women get the right to vote in New Zealand.