254 years ago - In 1764, the great city of St. Louis was established in Missouri . . . as a French trading post . . . by some French dude (Pierre Laclade Ligue).
68 years ago - In 1950, Walt Disney's "Cinderella" opened in theaters. It cost $3 MILLION to make. If the movie had flopped, Disney Studios would've went bankrupt and CLOSED.
53 years ago - In 1965, Nat King Cole died from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California. He was only 45. His death spun his daughter Natalie Cole out of control and into a life of heroin and prostitution.
49 years ago - In 1969, Sly & The Family Stone's "Everyday People" hit #1 on the pop chart.
43 years ago - In 1975, HISTORY was made . . . when Gino Vannelli became The First White Artist to Perform on"Soul Train".
40 years ago - In 1978, Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight Championship.
More Leon from Wikipedia: In 2017, Leon was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame along with his brother, Michael. Leon has slurred his words since his active boxing days. In 2012, he was diagnosed with shrinkage in his brain. Doctors said this was likely caused by punches Leon took to the face and head.
39 years ago - In 1979, "Saturday Night Fever" won a Grammy for Album of the Year, and The Bee Gees took home awards for Best Pop Group and Best Arrangement for Voices for "Staying Alive".
Billy Joel's"Just The Way You Are"won Record and Song of the Year.
38 years ago - In 1980, Penthouse Films released "Caligula" in the U.S. It starred Malcolm McDowell as the Roman emperor who, between all the violence, manages to sleep with his sister and organize orgies.
Helen Mirren played Caligula's fourth and final wife, Milonia Caesonia (NSFW).
"Caligulia"Fun Fact: Penthouse boss Bob Guccione was so disappointed by the lack of nudity in the final cut, he inserted pornographic content that he shot himself.
33 years ago - In 1985, "The Breakfast Club" was released . . . starring Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy.
26 years ago - In 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer was found sane and guilty of the brutal sex-torture murders of at least 15 young men.
Dahmer was sentenced to 15 life terms, totaling 957 years in prison. But he only served two years, because he was BEATEN TO DEATH by another inmate in 1994.
BIRTHDAYS
Zachary Gordon is 20. The star of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movies.
Jessica De Gouw is 30. Mina on NBC's "Dracula".
Amber Riley is 32. Mercedes Jones on "Glee".
Brandon Boyd is 42. Lead singer of Incubus.
Omarosa is 44.
Jaromir Jagr is 46. Czech hockey star.
Alex Borstein is 47. Lois Griffin on "Family Guy".
Christopher McDonald is 63. Shooter McGavin in "Happy Gilmore".
Matt Groening is 64. Creator of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama". He actually named one of his sons HOMER . . . and his sister's name is Lisa. (True!)
Jane Seymour is 67.
The Great Harvey Korman (1927 - 2008) "Blazing Saddles", "The Carol Burnett Show" and the voice of The Great Gazoo, that ridiculous green spaceman from "The Flintstones".
Chris Farley would have been 54 today if he hadn't OD'd on a speedball in 1997.
Cesar Romero (1907 - 1994) Latino stallion from the '30s and '40s. You'd remember him best as The Joker on the old-school "Batman" TV series back in the '60s.
Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) Women's Rights pioneer.
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