ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY

Scottish poet Robert Burns was born way, way back in 1759. He wrote the immortal classic, "There once was a lass named Cass..." and that's as far as we're going.

On this date in 1890, the United Workers of America organized. Amazingly, 40 years before United Airlines was born.

In 1915, Alexander Graham Bell made the country's first transcontinental phone call, when he called someone in San Francisco from New York... and asked, "Do you have Prince Albert in the can?" Or, his only question: "What's a bathhouse?"

On this date in 1925, the world's largest diamond was discovered. Liz Taylor announced that she was going to marry the guy who discovered it, whatever his name was...

The very first social security checks were mailed on this date in 1940. Ought to be arriving any day now. They didn't do as well as regular Wheat or Corn Chex.

The very first Emmy Awards were presented on this date in 1949.

• The show just wrapped up a half-hour ago.
• They didn't mean as much back in the days before people had TVs.
• They're almost done with the "thank you" speeches.

On this date in 1961, "101 Dalmatians" was spotted in theaters for the first time. Get it? "Spotted"?

In 1961, President Kennedy did something that no previous president had ever done -- no, not 

Marilyn Monroe -- he held the first-ever live televised press conference. That was back when you'd ask him a tough question and he'd reply, "Ask not... " And that's all you'd get. I think we have tape.

Christmas is 11 months from today.

Alicia Keys turns 35 today. That's a year for every million albums she's sold. By the way, that's her show name. Her real name: Alicia Augello Cook.

China Kantner turns 45 today. She's an Airplane Starship child -- the daughter of Grace Slick and Paul Kantner.

TOP FIVE OBVIOUS SIGNS YOU GOT A LOT OF SNOW

1. You have to dig up 10-feet just to reach your basement
2. You have to shovel a path to reach your snow shovel
3. You overhear one Snowman saying to the other, "Does this blizzard make me look fat?"
4. The weather guy on TV is measuring accumulations in football fields
5. You see a Snowman walking into Weight Watchers

A 93-year-old World War II veteran is planning to reunite with his wartime girlfriend in Australia. I wonder why he was at war in Australia?

A study says that body odor can reveal if people are sick. I can see this leading to the diagnosis of BO-CD.

The NFL says it is planning to put a franchise in London in the next six years. What about the London Bridges? Then, every time they'd lose, they'd be "falling down, falling down, falling down..."

A study says that 92% of restaurant meals have too many calories. So, I suppose my habit of always ordering two at a time is bad?

White Castle will be offering dinner reservations for Valentine's Day. The perfect counter to the song, "Breaking up is hard to do."

Seahawks officials say they think it looks like Marshawn Lynch will retire. They'll probably have a nice ceremony for him and present him with a gold crotch.

For Desert Radio AZ, I’m Crusty Windbreaker