Today in History:
\n1968 – Jim Morrison of The Doors was arrested and charged with public drunkenness after harassing a security guard at a Las Vegas adult movie theater.
\n1978 \u2013 Fleetwood Mac\u2019s album Rumours went No. 1 in the U.S. The songs “Go Your Own Way,” “Dreams,” “Don’t Stop,” and “You Make Loving Fun” were released as singles. Rumours is Fleetwood Mac’s most successful release and along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
\n1980 – The J. Geils Band released their ninth studio album, Love Stinks. It features the title track, \u201cJust Can\u2019t Wait,\u201d \u201cNight Time,\u201d and \u201cCome Back.\u201d
\n1985 – With the stars in town for the American Music Awards, “We Are The World” was recorded in Los Angeles, with cameras rolling for the video. Among those taking part: Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Hall & Oates, The Jacksons, Billy Joel, Kenny Loggins, Bette Midler, Willie Nelson, The Pointer Sisters, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder.<\/p>\n
Today’s Birthdays:
\nAlan Alda is 88.
\nRick Allen, bass player for the Box Tops is 79.
\nProducer and singer Gene McFadden was born today in 1949.
\nPlayboy Playmate Barbie Benton is 75.
\nActor Elijah Wood is 44.<\/p>\n
Ancient Egyptian royals took their treasures to the afterlife\u2014jewelry, games, even food. But one delicacy stood the test of time: honey. Archaeologists have uncovered 3,000-year-old pots of it\u2014still perfectly edible! Thanks to its low water content, high sugar levels, and natural antibacterial properties, honey never spoils. The Egyptians, among the first organized beekeepers, even offered it to their gods. Sweet, sacred, and eternal\u2014honey truly is the food of the ages.<\/p>\n
AVERAGE ADULT WILL TRY 126 DIFFERENT DIETS DURING THEIR LIFE _ Are you on a diet? Odds are, this time of year, you are. Maybe you\u2019re not calling it a diet \u2014 you\u2019re just eating differently. Either way, a study found the average adult will try 126 different diets during their lifetime. Assuming you begin adulthood at 18, that\u2019s about two diets a year.<\/p>\n
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