By Cynthia Charlene Greason
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Christopher John “Topher” Grace (/ˈtoʊfər/ TOH-fər; born July 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Eric Forman in the teen sitcoms That ’70s Show and That ’90s Show, Eddie Brock / Venom in Sam Raimi‘s film Spider-Man 3, Pete Monash in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Carter Duryea in In Good Company, Edwin in Predators, Getty in Interstellar, Adrian Yates in American Ultra, and David Duke in Spike Lee‘s film BlacKkKlansman. His other film roles include Traffic, Mona Lisa Smile, Valentine’s Day, Take Me Home Tonight, The Big Wedding, War Machine, Breakthrough, and Irresistible. He also starred as Tom Hayworth in the ABC comedy series Home Economics.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Died
- Erasmus of Rotterdam (writer & philosopher) –
- Alexander Hamilton (statesman and founding father) –
- Dolley Madison (U.S. First Lady) –
- Sherwood Schwartz (writer & producer) –
Born
- Josiah Wedgwood (potter) –
- Henry David Thoreau (writer) –
- George Eastman (inventor) –
- Buckminster Fuller (engineer and architect who developed the geodesic dome) –
- Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) –
- Cheryl Ladd (actress) –
- Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater) –
- Anna Friel (actress) –
- Topher Grace (actor) –
- Erik Per Sullivan (actor) –
Events
- Queen Elizabeth first feature-length film shown in the United States–
- René Pleven became prime minister of France–
- Dwight Eisenhower became the first U.S. president to fly in a helicopter–
- The island nation of Kiribati declared independence–
- Scott Jurek completed the full Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 8 hours, and 8 minutes, setting a new record. He beat the previous record by 3 hours.–
Weather
- Basin, Wyoming, experienced a record high temperature of 114 degrees F–
- The temperature reached 112 degrees F in Emerson, Manitoba–
- Rain in Salem, Oregon, broke a 113-year “Dry Day” record–
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