TODAY'S TRIVIA:
1693 - William & Mary college is 2nd college chartered in US
1918 - "Stars & Stripes," weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published
1922 - Radio arrives at the White House
1926 - Walt Disney Studios forms
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS:
1828 - Jules Verne, pioneered sci-fi (From the Earth to the Moon)
1920 - Lana Turner, actress (Survivors, Falcon Crest)
1930 - Alejandro Rey, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun)
1931 - James Dean, stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause)
1941 - Nick Nolte, actor (48 Hours, North Dallas 40)
1949 - Brooke Adams, actress (Body Snatchers)
1953 - Mary Steenburgen, actress (Parenthood, Time After Time)
1955 - John Grisham, novelist
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