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Today's Birthdays:

Jessica Biel

1982

The star of television's 7th Heaven has also been in such films as Home of the Brave, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Stealth and Blade: Trinity. (Age: 27)

Lil' Flip (Wesley Eric Weston Junior)

1981

(Age: 28)

David Faustino

1974

Actor (T-V's Married With Children) (Age: 35)

Tone-Loc (Anthony Smith)

1966

The rough-voiced rapper ("Wild Thing") has also been a T-V actor. (Age: 43)

Herschel Walker

1962

Football great (Age: 47)

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1962

Track star (Age: 47)

James Doohan

1920 -
2005

Actor (Star Trek's "Scotty"). The Canadian native died of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease on July 20th, 2005.

Alexander Graham Bell

1847 -
1922

He applied for the patent on the telephone on his birthday in 1876. He received patent number 174465 for it four days later.


This Day In History:

2006

Dave Chappelle's Block Party hits theaters. It features performances from Kanye West, The Fugees, Mos Def, Common, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap and Dead Prez.

2005

After months of hype, delayed and bumped-up release dates, tough talk and more hype, 50 Cent's The Massacre finally arrives in stores.

2005

Katie Holmes and Chris Klein announce that their relationship is kaput.

2005

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world non-stop. He completes a 23,000-mile journey in the plane Global Flyer by landing in Kansas.

2004

A poster for supermodel Elle Macpherson's lingerie line is banned in England after people complain that the woman in the ad seems to be masturbating.

2004

It's reported that Stanley Tucci has dumped girlfriend Edie Falco to return to his wife.

2004

OutKast announce plans to shoot an H-B-O movie with director Brian Barber, who helmed several of the group's music videos.

2002

Snoop Dogg wins Stoner of the Year at High Times magazine's Stony Movie Awards.

2000

DMX is arrested for marijuana possession and driving without a license in uspstate New York.

2000

TLC are named Best International Group at the Brit Awards, England's answer to The Grammys.

1999

TLC's Fanmail album debuts at number-one on the SoundScan album sales chart.

1999

Monica Lewinsky gives her first televised interview to Barbara Walters on 20/20.

1995

Diana King releases "Shy Guy."

1991

Motorist Rodney King is savagely beaten by policemen in Los Angeles, an event caught on a widely publicized videotape.

1990

"Escapade" by Janet Jackson hits number-one.

1986

Austrian President Kurt Waldheim's service as a Nazi army officer is revealed.

1984

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" single peaks at number-four on the Billboard pop chart.

1978

The remains of Charles Chaplin are stolen from his grave in Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. The body is recovered, 11 weeks later, near Lake Geneva.

1973

Roberta Flack's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" wins both Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 15th annual Grammy Awards. Flack and Donny Hathaway also win for "Where Is the Love." The Concert for Bangla Desh wins Album of the Year. The Temptations' "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" gets three Grammys. Isaac Hayes wins a statue for Black Moses, Billy Preston gets one for "Outa-Space," Aretha Franklin wins for Young, Gifted and Black and Billy Paul wins for "Me and Mrs. Jones."

1939

In Bombay, Mahatma Gandhi begins a fast to protest autocratic rule.

1931

"The Star-Spangled Banner" officially becomes the national anthem of the United States.

1820

The Missouri Compromise is enacted. The measure prohibits slavery to the north of the southern border of Missouri.