By Tatiana Ponil
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Allie Grant McClain (born February 14, 1994), professionally known as Allie Grant, is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Isabelle Hodes on the Showtime television series Weeds appearing in the series from 2005 to 2009. She co-starred as Lisa Shay on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory. She has a recurring role on The Goldbergs. She also appears in Private Practice, as well as Grey’s Anatomy.
Grant was born in Tupelo, Mississippi;
In 2005, she was cast in Weeds. Although she originally began as a recurring character, Grant’s role was promoted and by season three she became a regular part of the cast. Her role as Isabelle Hodes, the lesbian daughter of Celia and Dean Hodes, earned her a SAG nomination as a part of the Weeds cast.
Grant has also appeared in the films Fanboys (2009), The Runaways (2010) and Struck by Lightning (2012).
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Although a Christian bishop named Valentine was martyred on February 14 in A.D. 271, there is nothing in this legend to account for the custom of choosing a sweetheart on this day.
By the early 1600s, handmade valentines were customarily sent from admirers to sweethearts. About 1800 the first commercial cards appeared. Cards were usually sent anonymously. As early as 1822, an English official reported having to hire extra postal workers on this day. In 1849, Esther Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts, started selling quality valentines so popular that she was called “Mother of the American Valentine.”
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Born
- George W. G. Ferris, Jr. (inventor of the ferris wheel) –
- Florence Henderson (actress) –
- Gregory Hines (dancer & actor) –
- Simon Pegg (actor) –
- Drew Bledsoe (football player) –
- Rob Thomas (musician) –
- Freddie Highmore (actor) –
- Allie Grant (actress) –
Died
- Pietro Belluschi (architect) –
- Dolly the sheep (first cloned mammal) –
- Louie Bellson (big band & jazz drummer) –
Events
- Captain James Cook, English explorer, was murdered by Hawaiian natives in a scuffle over a stolen boat –
- James Polk became the first president to be photographed –
- First Lady Jackie Kennedy conducted a one hour televised tour of the White House –
- First Double Dutch Jump Rope Tournament was held –
- Dolly the Cloned Sheep, the world’s first mammal cloned from an adult, put to death, due to lung problems –
- YouTube founded –
- A 70-pound meteorite from Barringer Crater in Arizona sold for $237,500 at auction –
Weather
- Valley Head, Alabama, had a record cold temperature of -18 degrees F –
- Valentine Day Blizzard in southern New England: 10-18” –
- Mountain Home, Arkansas, received 24 inches of snow –
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