INTERPREP ★ APRIL 24, 2019

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DATEBOOK: APRIL 24, 2019

BIRTHDAYS

• Shirley MacLaine is 85

• Barbra Streisand is 77

• Cedric the Entertainer is 55

• Djimon Hounsou (Shazam, Korath in the Marvel movies) is 55

• Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones) is 51

• Rory McCann (Game of Thrones) is 50

• Kelly Clarkson is 37

IT HAPPENED TODAY

• 1704: The first regular newspaper in the United States, the Boston, Massachusetts New-Letter, was first published.

• 1800: The United States Library of Congress was established when President John Adams signed legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress”.

• 1969: Singer Paul McCartney announced that there was no truth to the widespread rumor he was dead.

• 1990: The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope.

• 1992: In London Terry Cole balanced 220 cigar boxes on his chin for nine seconds and a new world record.

• 1992: Singer David Bowie and fashion model Iman were married in a secret ceremony in Switzerland. The wedding wasn’t announced until more than a week later.

• 2005: Pope Benedict-16 was formally installed as leader of the Roman Catholic Church in ceremonies at the Vatican.

• 2005: Snuppy becomes the world’s first cloned dog. Snuppy, an Afghan hound, was created in South Korea using a cell from an ear from an adult Afghan hound. Snuppy was named as Time Magazine’s “Most Amazing Invention” of the year in 2005.

• 2013: A building collapsed near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• International Guide Dogs Day

• Administrative Professionals Day

UPCOMING

• May 4: Kentucky Derby
• May 5: Cinco de Mayo
• May 14: Cannes Film Festival starts
• May 16: PGA Championship begins
• May 18: Preakness
• May 27: National Spelling Bee begins
• May 27: Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling
• July 5-6: World Wife Carrying Championship
• June 19: Juneteenth, the oldest-known celebration of the end of slavery
• July 1: Wimbledon starts
• July 4: Independence Day
• August 2: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally begins
• September 2: Labor Day

NUMBER FOR THE DAY

2.5 million: Plastic bottles tossed every hour in the U.S.

NEWS ATTACK!

A woman from the United Arab Emirates had been in a coma-like state since 1991 then finally woke up in the 21st century. [Boy, was she disappointed.]

Two Connecticut political enemies have challenged each other to pass a drug test. [They’ll turn their backs to each other, walk 10 paces, turn, and pee.]

A California skydiver lost his prosthetic leg in mid-air. Skydiving is also how he lost his real leg. [Some people learn very slowly.]

A North Carolina man has applied for world record status after he found 228 four-leaf clovers in less than two hours. [World records come and go, but unfortunately, his optometrist says his squint is now permanent.]

That woman that Nicolas Cage was married to for four days is asking for spousal support. [She wants to receive enough money each month to continue to live in the same style to which she had grown accustomed in those fondly remembered 96 hours.]

That woman that Nicolas Cage was married to for four days is asking for spousal support. [She’s also trying to launch her own cable TV show, The Real Almost-Housewives.]

A teenage New Yorker is suing for $1 billion after he was falsely arrested for shoplifting from the Apple store. [Investigators now think that Siri lied to police as revenge against the teen after he dumped her for Alexa.]

Scientists say that a bone behind the knee had all but disappeared from the human race but is now making a comeback. [The news that I have one more bone in my body gives me one reason to stay off a motorcycle.]

A federal court has ruled for four states that the longstanding police practice of chalking tires to establish how long you’ve parked your car is unconstitutional. [Who would have ever thought that the day would come when chalk would be illegal but not marijuana?]

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are planning to get together. [Well, it is prom season.]

NEWS & NUGGETS

WISCONSIN MAN CLAIMS $768 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT _ A 24-year-old Wisconsin man stepped forward to claim a $768 million Powerball prize on Tuesday. Manuel Franco, who lives in a Milwaukee suburb, pocketed the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. He bought the winning ticket, a quick pick, at a Speedway gas station on March 27, the day of the drawing. He opted for the $477 million cash option. After state and federal taxes, Franco will net $326 million.

… Franco said he’s hired a team of lawyers and financial advisers, and he promised not to blow his windfall on luxury items. He said he wants to travel, pay for college tuition of family members, and donate to charity.

ONE IN FIVE US KIDS DON’T DRINK WATER ON ANY GIVEN DAY _ Kids, teens and young adults who don’t drink water end up guzzling almost 100 extra calories a day from sugary beverages, according to a new study (Penn State University). About one-fifth of kids ages 2 to 19 in the survey reported no water intake on a given day.

… A 2016 American Heart Association report recommended that parents limit their children ages 2 to 18 to just eight ounces of sugar-sweetened drinks over seven days — in other words, less than one can of soda a week.

TO LIVE LONGER, MARRY A HAPPY PERSON _ Research suggests that having a happy spouse leads to a longer marriage, and now study results show that it’s associated with a longer life, too. Researchers (at Tilburg University) said spouses’ life satisfaction was an even better predictor of study participants’ mortality than participants’ own life satisfaction. Participants who had a happy partner at the beginning of the study were less likely to pass away over the next 8 years compared with participants who had less happy partners.

… Life satisfaction is known to be associated with behaviors that can affect health, including diet and exercise, and people who have a happy, active spouse, for example, are likely to have an active lifestyle themselves. The opposite is also likely to be true: If your partner is depressed and wants to spend the evening eating chips in front of the TV — that’s how your evening will probably end up looking as well.

WEALTHY PEOPLE HAVE MORE PESTICIDES IN THEM BECAUSE OF GOLF _ The wealthy have higher levels of pesticides in their bodies — because they play golf. They also have more mercury in their systems because they eat a lot of seafood. That’s according to a leading scientist in England (Michael Depledge at Exeter University). This doesn’t mean the bodies of the rich are more polluted — rich and poor suffer very different effects of pollution and their bodies are polluted by very different chemicals.

NASA RECORDED A MARSQUAKE _ AUDIO A robot stationed on Mars has, for the first time, detected what’s thought to be a Marsquake. NASA’s InSight lander has been listening for faint rumbles beneath the surface since December, when it placed its seismometer down to begin the groundbreaking mission. In what scientists have hailed an exciting milestone, the InSight team says the lander measured and recorded a seismic signal on April 6.

HOMEOWNER TOLD TO REMOVE THOUSANDS OF BOXES FROM YARD _ A New Hampshire homeowner is under court order to clean up his yard that’s littered with thousands of boxes. If he doesn’t, the town will do it for him and stick him with the bill. The town of Brentwood, New Hampshire, estimates that there are around 2,000 boxes containing printers in the yard. No word as to why the homeowner (Michael Bates) has 2,000 boxed printers in his back yard.

AMERICANS SITTING MORE THAN EVER _ A new study has found the amount of time Americans spend sitting down has increased by an hour a day in recent years. Americans of all ages increasingly take life sitting down, but the study shows adolescents sit more than other groups. The study found adolescent Americans typically increased their total sitting time from seven hours to just over eight hours a day in the decade to 2016.

… What’s to blame? Everything. Longer commutes, more TV, more time on our smartphones and tablets.

… To counteract all the sitting, researchers say you need to be “highly-active” — like walking briskly for at least 10 hours per week or equivalent.

OBVIOUS: PEOPLE CHOOSE JUNK FOOD TO SATISFY THE MUNCHIES _ There’s a certain stereotype associated with ‘the munchies,’ one that describes a person who, after getting suitably high, gravitates toward junk food to satisfy their increased appetite. A new study looked at whether there’s an element of truth to this and the results are anything but surprising: most people experiencing ‘the munchies’ choose junk food over healthy alternatives.

… The study comes from researchers with the University of Buffalo. Though the findings are based on surveys, those surveys were administered to a group of people uniquely positioned to answer questions about the munchies: most of them were high at the time the surveys were given.

… The questionnaires were filled out by 275 people at the 2016 Hash Bash, an annual public event at the University of Michigan. In addition to questions about what they eat when under the influence of cannabis, the participants were also asked to state how intoxicated they were at the time the questionnaires were filled out.

COACHELLA PUPPY DUMPER CHARGED _ The California woman suspected of stuffing seven newborn puppies in a sealed plastic bag and casually tossing them in a dumpster has been charged with seven felony counts of animal cruelty. The charges were filed (by the Riverside County District Attorney) on Tuesday after animal services said it recovered a total of 38 other dogs at the woman’s property when she was arrested Monday.

… Deborah Sue Culwell, 54, was charged with seven felony counts of injuring the puppies and seven misdemeanor counts of abandoning them. She faces up to seven years behind bars if convicted as charged.

… Culwell is suspected of ditching the three-day-old dogs in the trash near a Napa Auto Parts store in Coachella last Thursday. The newborn puppies, believed to be terrier mixes, were quickly discovered by a good Samaritan who took them to the entrance of the store, where another man brought them inside. All of the puppies survived.

PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE CAREERS ARE SLASHIES _ Do you drive for Uber, blog your favorite recipes, work part-time at a flower shop AND do some dog walking on the side? Then you’re a “slashie.” When you’ve got more than one career and need to put a slash between each — chef/dogwalker/Uber driver — you’re known as a slashie.

… Some are slashies by choice — like teacher/private tutor/blogger. Others are slashies because they have to be.

RITE AID RAISES TOBACCO BUYING AGE TO 21, FOLLOWING WALGREENS’ LEAD _ Rite Aid will raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 within the next 90 days. The company made the announcement Tuesday, hours after Walgreens said it would do the same.

WANT TO BE A GOOD PARENT? PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE _ A study sheds some light on the smartphone behavior of caregivers, and it isn’t pretty. Researchers observed 55 caregivers during meals at various restaurants in the Boston area, and 40 of them whipped out a device, which distracted them in varying degrees from the children in their care. While distractions are always a battle for caregivers, researchers say willfully engaging an inanimate object rather than human beings demonstrates, on a basic and unscientific level, a lack of compassion, empathy, and responsibility.

GOOGLE WINS FIRST FAA APPROVAL FOR REGULAR DRONE DELIVERY _ That annoying buzzing sound you hear overhead is your neighbor taking delivery of their new oven mitt. Or bottle of shampoo. Or office chair. Wing Aviation — a Google company — has received the first U.S. authorization to operate a fleet of unmanned aircraft for consumer-goods deliveries. Amazon and other companies are hoping for similar approvals to transport food and small consumer goods to residential customers.

… Tuesday’s green light by the FAA currently covers only a rural area around Blacksburg, Virginia. The company is expected to survey residents and local businesses about the types of food, medicines and other goods that might be carried exclusively during daylight hours.

HOSPITAL MIX-UP SENDS ‘SURVIVOR DAY’ INVITES TO KIDS WHO DIED FROM CANCER _ Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Florida is apologizing for sending an invitation for Cancer Survivor Day to at least one family who lost a child to cancer. A spokesperson said the hospital is still trying to figure out how it happened, attributing the mix-up to “clerical error.

… Holley Wade, who lives in Tampa, said the letter grabbed her attention immediately as she grabbed the mail Monday. The envelope from All Children’s was addressed to her son Daniel, who died in 2006.

COST OF ATTENDING A WEDDING IS UP _ Bouquets aren’t the only thing flying high at weddings this year. A recent study finds the average cost to attend a wedding is now over $1,100. That’s for travel, accommodations, gifts, a new dress or a suit/tux rental.

… Costs are slightly higher for members of the wedding party, an average of $1,400.

REMEMBER THIS? A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK: BEFORE YOU APPLY FOR A JOB, GOOGLE YOURSELF _ Before you apply for a job, be sure to google yourself and check your social media posts for not-so-pleasant stuff. More than 1 in 3 employers say they will automatically disqualify a candidate because of something they found online!

WACKY-BUT-TRUE

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: PRISON ESCAPEE RETURNS, FED UP OF LIFE IN THE SUN _ A man who says he fled an Austrian prison over a decade ago has turned himself in to police — telling them he was fed up with living on Spain’s Canary Islands. The 64-year-old, carrying two suitcases, walked up to police at a railway station in Austria (Salzburg) Saturday night and told them he was a fugitive prisoner. He told officers he had spent the past 10½ years on a popular Spanish vacation island and wanted to return home because the island “is not as nice as it used to be and he had lived there long enough.”

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: DRIVER WHO ‘NEEDED A POO’ CLOCKED AT 100MPH _ A driver pulled over for speeding in England told police that the reason he was allegedly driving more than100mph was because he “needed a poo.” 💩

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: GOOSE ATTEMPTS ROOFTOP ESCAPE, FALLS ON PASSERBY _ A woman in China riding an electric scooter was hit by a falling goose that was being raised on the roof of a residential building and couldn’t fly. The woman was sent to the hospital and is in stable condition. The human-raised goose fluttered from the roof and then slammed into the woman causing her to fall off her bike. No word on the condition of the goose.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: WRONG-WAY MOBILITY SCOOTER _ An elderly UK man ended up on a highway on his mobility scooter after taking a wrong turn. Drivers spotted the 89-year-old crawling along at 8mph on the hard shoulder of the road.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: CLARINET PLAYER FOILS POSTAL THIEF _ A postal worker in Germany admitted auctioning packages on the Internet after a search of his apartment turned up a load of missing deliveries. The 37-year-old letter carrier started keeping packages and offering their contents last summer. In all, more than 100 packages went missing. At first the post office was unable to prove what was happening until there was a complaint from a musician whose awaited clarinet mouthpiece never showed. After the package failed to arrive, he found an identical item online — offered by the postman. He bought it, but also informed police.

WACKY-BUT-TRUE: GOLF BALL EATING DOG _ In England, vets cut open a dog to find she had eaten no fewer than 28 golf balls. The German Shepard is now recovering from the operation to remove the balls, with 30 stitches across her belly.

ON TELEVISION

CHICAGO MED (8p ET, NBC) — New. The hospital goes on lockdown when a man with a gun holds medical staff hostage.

SURVIVOR (8p ET, CBS) — New.

EMPIRE (8p ET, FOX) — New. Chaka Khan guest stars as herself and performs.

RIVERDALE (8p ET, CW) — New. This episode features the final appearance of Luke Perry’s character Fred Andrews. Perry died last month at the age of 52 following a massive stroke.

THE AMAZING RACE (9p ET, CBS) — New. Racers face a surprise double U-turn in Laos.

CHICAGO FIRE (9p ET, NBC) — New. A horrible storm hits Chicago and Firehouse 51 loses power.

MODERN FAMILY (9p ET, ABC) — Repeat

STAR (9p ET, FOX) — New.

JANE THE VIRGIN (9p ET, CW) — New.

SEAL TEAM (10p ET, CBS) — New. While on a recovery mission in Mali, the team’s friend, former Navy SEAL Brett Swan (Tony Curran), continues to struggle with his mental health.

WHISKEY CAVALIER (10p ET, ABC) — New. Frankie is forced to prove herself as a leader when Will is captured during a mission.

CHICAGO P.D. (10p ET, NBC) — New. The investigation into the murder of Burgess’s (Marina Squerciati) boyfriend threatens to reveal a dark side she didn’t know he had.

SEASON PREMIERE: COBRA KAI (YouTube Premium) — In the 10 episode second season, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) will face off again as they recruit students to their opposing dojos.

ENTERTAINMENT

WILL SMITH FIGHTS A YOUNGER VERSION OF HIMSELF IN GEMINI MAN _ The first trailer for Will Smith’s Gemini Man has come out. In the film we’ll see Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite but aging assassin who’s being chased by a younger clone. Visual effects — similar to those that allowed Samuel L. Jackson to digitally de-age in Captain Marvel — will make it possible for Smith to play both roles. • VIDEO

… The film is directed by Ang Lee and comes to theaters October 11.

DEADWOOD WRITER DAVID MILCH HAS ALZHEIMER’S _ Deadwood writer and NYPD Blue co-creator David Milch says he’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The Emmy-winning screenwriter was diagnosed with the memory-sapping illness about a year ago following instances of “imperfect recall and tardy recall and short temper. Milch, who’s 74, Milch said he plans to continue writing despite the disease’s challenges.

JEOPARDY! CONTESTANT JAMES HOLZHAUER FLIES PAST $1 MILLION MARK _ Jeopardy! whiz James Holzhauer surged past the $1 million mark Tuesday, winning a total of $1,061,664 in a 14-day winning streak. In Final Jeopardy, Holzhauer gave the correct answer “Grant and Lee” to the clue: “On May 1, 1869 these 2 men met at the White House, 4 years & 3 weeks after a more historic meeting between them.” That brought his daily winnings to $118,816.

… In the coming episodes, all eyes will be on Holzhauer, a professional sports bettor, to see if he can surpass the all-time winnings record of $2.5 million set by Ken Jennings after 74 games in 2004.

… Note: Brad Rutter is the highest earning contestant on Jeopardy! ever: He’s made around $4,385,702 over 14 years. His first, five-day streak earned him $55,102, but winning the Tournament of Champions ($250k), the Ultimate Tournament of Champions ($2 million), the Masters Tournament ($1 million), and the Battle of the Decades ($1 million) bumped his earnings.

KEANUCON IS COMING _ Keanu Reeves has been on this earth for 54 years, and it’s taken human beings exactly that long to properly celebrate him with his very own film festival. KeanuCon is this weekend at a movie house in Glasgow, Scotland, called Matchbox Cineclub. Over the weekend KeanuCon will screen various films from Reeves’ long and fascinating career, including lesser-seen gems like Permanent Record and major faves like John Wick and both Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. In all, 13 Keanu films will be screened at KeanuCon.

VANS LAUNCHING HARRY POTTER-THEMED COLLECTION OF SNEAKERS AND APPAREL _ Vans has announced an upcoming Harry Potter collection of its sneakers. As for the specific details and release date for the designs, Vans appears to be as good as Snape at keeping a secret.

WHEN TO PEE DURING AVENGERS: ENDGAME _ With a run time of just over 3 hours, it’s likely many in the audiences for Avengers: Endgame will need a pee break. CNET.com offers three possible times to make a quick break for the bathroom. Note: CNET suggest you go before the film — and this show suggests you not drink anything for six hours before you see it. Please consult your doctor before taking advice from this show.

• When the San Francisco title card comes on screen. If you made the crucial mistake of not peeing before the film, you won’t miss much if you duck out now. This Ant-Man segment is about 30 minutes into the film and is mostly just Scott connecting dots the audience already knows.

• When Hulk is having lunch. This scene is just over an hour into the film, and while it’s amusing, missing it isn’t a dealbreaker. The next 10 to 15 minutes after this scene is the safest window to empty your bladder.

• When the New Jersey title card comes on screen. There are no good spots to pee in the last hour of this film. Again, there are no good spots to pee during the last hour of this film. So if your bladder’s at the end of its rope, pee now. This segment is your last decent opportunity for a bathroom break. While it’s filled with nostalgia, you won’t be missing any real conflict and it’s fairly easy to fill in the blanks. Plus, if you pee fast enough, you’ll probably catch the tale end of the segment.

BIG SUMMER MOVIES _ A quick rundown of the potential blockbusters coming after Avengers: Endgame.

May 3: Uglydolls
May 10: Detective Pikachu
May 17: John Wick: Chapter 3
May 24: Aladdin; Brightburn
May 31: Godzilla: King of the Monsters; Rocketman
June 7: Dark Phoenix; The Secret Life of Pets 2
June 14: Shaft; Men in Black: International
June 21: Toy Story 4
July 2: Spider-Man: Far From Home
July 19: The Lion King; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
July 31: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
August 2: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw
August 9: Artemis Fowl
September 6: IT Chapter Two
September 20: Downton Abbey; Rambo: Last Blood

AUDIO

Find these audio files on the PRO AUDIO PAGE.

• MARS: NASA says this is what a Mars earthquake sounds like. → April 24 News & Nuggets

• AVENGERS: Some theaters will have showings all night long, so we’ve got a special Avengers Endgame/All Night Long theme. → April 23 Entertainment

BITS & BREAKS

A THIRD OF US CAN’T SNAP

This weekend we’ll find out how the Avengers fix things after Thanos’ snap.

Can you snap? A third of adults can’t, according to a survey.

CAN YOU BEAT MY ALPHABET TIME?

The record for saying the alphabet backwards is 2.131 seconds.

Compete among your cohosts to see who can say it fastest the right way.

YOUR HOROSCOPE CAN HELP YOU PICK A NEW CAR

• Aries: You like to explore nature at high speeds! Check out a quality sports car for on-road adventure, and a used off-road vehicle for rowdier trips.

• Taurus: You like a dependable, comfortable vehicle for most of your traveling. Choose a new or used luxury car with plenty of space.

• Gemini: The Twins of the zodiac. If they’ve got the bucks, Gemini’s will get a big truck and a little sports car to indulge both aspects of their personalities.

• Cancer: Homebody Cancers like familiar surroundings, so they’re happiest in an RV or a minivan. That way, they can go anywhere and still be home.

• Leo: Only the best for luxury-loving Leos. Try a Porsche or some other high-profile head-turner.

• Virgo: You’re practical and pride yourself on smart choices. Check out a Volvo or BMW wagon, where you can have safety plus compact styling.

• Libra: You love to socialize, and always have a car full of folks. Find a car or SUV with plenty of room for all your friends.

• Scorpio: The sexiest sign of the zodiac, Scorpio’s like to reveal their trendy personalities with the cars they drive. Find an attention-getting sports car.

• Sagittarius: An avid traveler, you need a versatile ride that can take you anywhere. Buy a rugged truck with all the extras and you’ll be happy.

• Capricorn: You’re practical and thrifty! Capricorn’s are happiest in a dependable car that came at a bargain price, so you probably already drive an ordinary used car in a plain color.

• Aquarius: Always looking toward the future, you’re attracted to wild colors and high-tech design. Your car will be sleek, in an eye-grabbing purple or turquoise shade.

• Pisces: You like a steady car with a smooth, smooth ride. A typical Pisces won’t go for the flashy car… because they want to spend all their money on the great sound system inside.

FUN & GAMES

TRIVIA: The first U.S. President with one of these was Ronald Reagan. (A website)

TRIVIA: Australia has 11,011 of these. (Beaches)

TRIVIA: 57% of us describe ourselves as “amazing” at this. (Kissing)

RIDDLE

I protect one tiny fighter,
Like plate armor, though somewhat lighter.

No jabs from horrible steel spear
Will mar my ward, my precious dear.

The task we do, it may be slight,
But my enemy and I, we close things tight.

Even though you may be nimble,
You should use me. I’m a ______.

Answer: Thimble. A thimble guards your finger (the tiny warrior) from being jabbed by the needle (the enemy) when you are sewing (closing things tight).

DATEBOOK: APRIL 25, 2019

BIRTHDAYS

• Al Pacino is 79

• Dancing With The Stars judge Len Goodman is 75

• Talia Shire (Rocky movies) is 74

• Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) is 55

• Gina Torres is 50

• Renee Zellweger is 50

• Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl, Almost Famous) is 49

IT HAPPENED TODAY

• 1901: New York became the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. They were inscribed with the owner’s initials. The fee was $1.

• 1928: The first guide dog was trained to help a blind owner. Buddy, a German Shepherd, became the companion of Morris Frank.

• 1950: In the NBA draft, the Boston Celtics used their second-round pick to select Chuck Cooper. That fall, Cooper would become the first African-American to play in the NBA.

• 1983: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith was invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader, Yuri Andropov, after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.

• 1988: Sonny Bono was elected mayor of Palm Springs, California. In 1994 he was elected to Congress. He died in a skiing accident in 1997.

• 1991: Britain’s Broadcasting Standards Council proclaimed that the cult TV soap opera Twin Peaks was in bad taste, and that an episode depicting a man being beaten to death went “beyond all acceptable limits.”

• 2003: Southwest Airlines fired two pilots for “inappropriate conduct” after they removed all or most of their clothes mid-flight in the cockpit of a Boeing 737. The pilots claimed they spilled coffee on their clothes, but the airline ruled the prank went too far. The Federal Aviation Administration said though rules forbid behavior that distracts crew members, there was no specific ban on flying naked.

• 2013: All living former U.S. Presidents, including George W. Bush and current President Barack Obama, were present for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Hairstylists Appreciation Day

• Hug A Plumber Day, aka Plumbers Day

• Noise Awareness Day

• Mani-pedi Day

• Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day

• World Penguin Day

• Zucchini Bread Day

UPCOMING