By Marie Reader
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom Thunder Alley (1995), and went on to roles such as the children’s television series Fudge (1995) and the Nickelodeon series 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (1999). She starred in the Disney Channel original film The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000), which won her a Young Artist Award. She subsequently signed a contract with Disney Channel and earned widespread recognition for playing the titular character in the action film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006), and London Tipton in the comedy franchise The Suite Life (2005–2011), earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards. She additionally played the character of Tia on Phil of the Future (2004–2005), and had starring roles in the television film Get a Clue (2002), the sports comedy film Like Mike (2002) and the comedy film Stuck in the Suburbs (2004).
Song made her transition into mainstream roles with the critically acclaimed biographical drama film The Social Network (2010) and went on to roles in the ABC political thriller Scandal (2012–2013), the Fox sitcom New Girl and the sitcom Dads (2013). In October 2014, she signed a talent holding deal with Fox and 20th Century Fox Television and was subsequently cast in several television pilots for NBC and CBS, including the medical drama series Pure Genius (2016–2017) and the action drama series Station 19 (2018–2020). She provided the voice of Anne Boonchuy in the Disney Channel animated series Amphibia (2019–2022), starred as Madison Maxwell in the Hulu comedy-drama series Dollface (2019–2022), and provides the voice of Princess Akemi in Blue Eye Samurai (2023–present). She has also headlined the romantic comedy film Angry Angel (2017), the psychological thriller film Secret Obsession (2019), the comedy-drama film Changeland (2019), and the romantic comedy Love Accidentally (2022). She also starred in the horror video game The Quarry (2022).
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
The windiest place in the world is Commonwealth Bay, George V Coast, Antarctica, where winds often reach 200 mph! The highest surface wind speed, 251 mph, was recorded on Australia’s Barrow Island during Cyclone Olivia in 1996. Previously, 231 mph was recorded on top of Mount Washington, New Hampshire (on April 12, 1934).
Advice of the Day
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Puzzle of the Day
Died
- Pope Gregory XI –
- Wilhelm Beer (astronomer) –
- Yuri Gagarin (first man in space) –
- Easley Blackwood (bridge game expert) –
- Ferry Porsche (automobile manufacturer) –
- Dudley Moore (actor) –
- Billy Wilder (Oscar-winning filmmaker) –
- Milton Berle (comedian) –
- Edward J. Piszek (once made too many crab cakes for a local bar and threw the extras in a freezer, an accident that led to a frozen seafood empire, Mrs. Paul’s Kitchens) –
Born
- Nathaniel Currier (lithographer) –
- Wilhelm Roentgen (physicist) –
- Henry Royce (automobile manufacturer) –
- Patty Smith Hill (educator) –
- Gloria Swanson (actress) –
- Snooky Lanson (singer) –
- Sarah Vaughan (jazz singer) –
- David Janssen (actor) –
- Michael York (actor) –
- Quentin Tarantino (actor, director, & writer) –
- Mariah Carey (singer) –
- Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson (singer) –
- Brenda Song (actress) –
Events
- British General William Howe, his troops, and many Tories, sailed from Boston’s outer harbor for Halifax, Nova Scotia, after evacuating the city–
- The first steam fire engine was tested in New York City–
- A corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn of New York City–
- Andrew Rankin received a patent for the urinal–
- Regina made capital of N.W.T.–
- First cherry trees, a gift from Japan, planted on Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.–
- Seattle Metropolitans became first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup–
- Steve McQueen made his debut on a Goodyear Playhouse episode called The Chivington Raid”“–
- Nikita Khrushchev became Premier of the Soviet Union in addition to first secretary of the Communist Party–
- 9.2-magnitude earthquake, Prince William Sound, Alaska–
- Marlon Brando turned down an Oscar for his performance in The Godfather as a gesture of support for the Indians occupying the Wounded Knee reservation in South Dakota–
- A Dutch KLM 747 collided on takeoff with a Pan American 747 at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 582 people–
- Mt. St. Helens erupted after 123-year dormancy, starting a series of events that led to a cataclysmic eruption on May 18.–
- X-43A Scramjet flew at Mach 7–
- 25-pound 2-ounce burbot caught in Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan–
- 50-pound carp caught in MacArthur Park Lake in Los Angeles, California–
- Almost 800 students of the Pike County Elementary School in Zebulon, Georgia, wished janitor Haze Mabry a happy 80th birthday–
Weather
- Series of spring dust storms in Kansas blotted out sun, 70 mph westerly gale–
- This was the last of three days of snow that brought 50 inches to the Black Hills of South Dakota–
- Fatal tornadoes occurred in the United States on this day and on the 27th of every month though August – as well as in November.–
- A fast-moving blizzard swept through eastern Newfoundland–
- 5.75 inches of rain fell in Nashville, Tennessee –
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