By Danielle Daniels
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and racing driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd in the ABC medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy from 2005 to 2015. He is also known for his leading man romantic films roles, including in Enchanted (2007). Dempsey has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, and was named as People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2023.
Dempsey started his career acting in films such as Can’t Buy Me Love (1987) and Loverboy (1989). He has since starred in several romantic comedy films such as Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Made of Honor (2008), Valentine’s Day (2010), and Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016). Dempsey has also taken dramatic roles in Outbreak (1995), Scream 3 (2000), Freedom Writers (2007), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Thanksgiving (2023), and Ferrari (2023). He starred in and produced Flypaper (2011), and The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019).
Patrick, who maintains a sports car and vintage car collection, also enjoys auto racing in his spare time. He has competed in pro-am events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 at Daytona sports car race, and Ensenada SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race. Prior to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, Dempsey declared that he would “walk away” from acting if he could and dedicate himself full-time to motorsports.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
In Sweden, January 13 is the traditional day to discard the Christmas tree and end the season’s festivities.
A children’s party is the favored way to strip the tree of its decorations, after which the children are free to plunder” the edible treats and small gifts placed on the tree especially for the occasion.
This Christmas tree plundering is often accompanied by smashing up the gingerbread houses and eating them while discarding of the decorations.
Finally, everyone “dances” the tree out the door. Singing special songs, they pick up the tree and toss it out into the snow.”
Question of the Day
Can you recommend some baits for my Havahart mousetrap? (No cheese, please!)
Mice may pause at a trap for cheese, but they often prefer a less expensive lure or a food that lasts longer. Try tempting them with gumdrops, peanut butter, flour, small nuts, or oatmeal.
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Died
- Maria Sibylla Merian (naturalist/artist) –
- Wyatt Earp (legendary marshal) –
- James Joyce (author) –
- Hubert Humphrey (vice president of the United States) –
- Charity Adams Earley (first African American officer in the Women’s Army Corps and commander of the only unit of African American women to serve overseas in WW II) –
- Patrick McGoohan (actor) –
- Teddy Pendergrass (R&B singer) –
- Blackie (thought to be the oldest male Nile hippopotamus recorded in North America at the time; he died at an estimated age 59) –
- Alfred K. Newman (U.S. Marine Corps specialist) –
Born
- Friedrich Muller (painter) –
- Horatio Alger (author) –
- Sophie Tucker (singer) –
- Kay Francis (actress) –
- Robert Stack (actor) –
- Gwen Verdon (actress) –
- Charles Nelson Reilly (actor) –
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (actress) –
- Patrick Dempsey (actor) –
- Orlando Bloom (actor) –
Events
- American troops ordered into disputed territory between the Nueces and Rio Grande River–
- A meeting took place in Washington, D.C., to organize the National Geographic Society –
- Opera was heard live for the first time on the radio–
- Mickey Mouse comic strip debuted in newspapers–
- The Wham-O Company developed the first frisbee–
- Brazil and the U.S. signed their first extradition treaty–
- Robert C. Weaver, the first African American ever nominated to the U.S. Cabinet, named Secratary of the new Department of Housing and Urban Development–
- U.S. Department of the Interior approved construction of the Alaskan pipeline–
- Hank Aaron was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame–
- Air Florida plane crashed into a bridge in Washington, D.C., killing 78 people–
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school officials can censor student newspapers–
- Figure skater Tonya Harding’s bodyguard, Shawn Eckardt, was arrested for his alleged role in the attack on skater Nancy Kerrigan–
- Existence of monkey clone Tetra announced–
Weather
- Nochian Flood of California created a vast sea in the Sacramento Valley–
- Sixty-five degrees below zero F at Fort Keogh near Miles City, Montana–
- Temperature rose 64 degrees in 14 hours at Radio City, South Dakota–
- Citrus crop froze in Florida; 8 degrees F, in Tallahasee–
- 13.5 inches of snow in San Antonio, Texas–
- Hallock, Minnesota, suffered a cold temperature of -38 degrees F–
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