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It's Veterans Day. Thank you for your service. Banks, the post office and government offices are closed. Wall Street is open. Wouldn't hurt to put a flag out.
Rapper Lil' Dave turns 34 today. I'd never heard of him before. Probably because he's had Lil' success.
Leonardo DiCaprio turns 42 today and is pretty much king of his world.
He can act his age and just about any age, for that matter.
So far, his career has avoided all the icebergs.
I don't know about you, but I was really surprised that he was even still around after going down with the Titanic.
Supergirl's former boss, Calista Flockhart turns 52 today and is so skinny. When they light her birthday cake, she has to be careful not to be too close and get mistaken for a candle. Go ahead and celebrate her birthday on Veterans Day because everyone is always trying to run an American flag up her.
Demi Moore turns 54 today. She was quite the sex symbol in her younger years. Now, she's old enough to be the mom of Bruce Willis' current wife.
On Veterans Day, Americans honor all living military veterans, including the many working moms who are veterans of military service. Indeed, the 1.8 million female veterans are more likely to work full-time than their civilian counterparts. Here are some other Veterans Day facts you may not know.
Veterans Day is always observed on November 11 with speeches and parades across the U.S. The holiday began as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance.
In 1938, Nov. 11 became a national holiday.
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name to Veterans Day in order to honor veterans of all American wars.
There were 23.2 million military veterans in the U.S. in 2008. Of those, 1.8 million were female, 2.3 million were black, 9.2 million were 65 and older and 1.9 million were younger than 35.
A third of all living veterans served during the Vietnam War. In 2008, there were 7.8 million Vietnam-era veterans. (1964-1975) 5.2 million Gulf War veterans. Of these, 16% were women. (August 1990 to present)
There were 2.6 million World War II veterans (1941-1945), 2.8 million veterans of the Korean War (1950-1953) and 50,000 veterans of both the Vietnam and Gulf War eras.
15.8 million veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election. That's 71% of all veterans, compared with 63% of non-veterans.
National Sundae Day -- the first ice cream sundae was said to be served by accident way back in 1881. Druggist Edward Berner of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, couldn't serve flavored soda water on the Sabbath so he compromised and put ice cream in a dish and poured the syrup on top. It was called an ice cream Sunday. The spelling was later changed to "sundae."
Rapper Lil' Dave turns 34 today. I'd never heard of him before. Probably because he's had Lil' success.
Leonardo DiCaprio turns 42 today and is pretty much king of his world.
He can act his age and just about any age, for that matter.
So far, his career has avoided all the icebergs.
I don't know about you, but I was really surprised that he was even still around after going down with the Titanic.
Supergirl's former boss, Calista Flockhart turns 52 today and is so skinny. When they light her birthday cake, she has to be careful not to be too close and get mistaken for a candle. Go ahead and celebrate her birthday on Veterans Day because everyone is always trying to run an American flag up her.
Demi Moore turns 54 today. She was quite the sex symbol in her younger years. Now, she's old enough to be the mom of Bruce Willis' current wife.
On Veterans Day, Americans honor all living military veterans, including the many working moms who are veterans of military service. Indeed, the 1.8 million female veterans are more likely to work full-time than their civilian counterparts. Here are some other Veterans Day facts you may not know.
Veterans Day is always observed on November 11 with speeches and parades across the U.S. The holiday began as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance.
In 1938, Nov. 11 became a national holiday.
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name to Veterans Day in order to honor veterans of all American wars.
There were 23.2 million military veterans in the U.S. in 2008. Of those, 1.8 million were female, 2.3 million were black, 9.2 million were 65 and older and 1.9 million were younger than 35.
A third of all living veterans served during the Vietnam War. In 2008, there were 7.8 million Vietnam-era veterans. (1964-1975) 5.2 million Gulf War veterans. Of these, 16% were women. (August 1990 to present)
There were 2.6 million World War II veterans (1941-1945), 2.8 million veterans of the Korean War (1950-1953) and 50,000 veterans of both the Vietnam and Gulf War eras.
15.8 million veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election. That's 71% of all veterans, compared with 63% of non-veterans.
National Sundae Day -- the first ice cream sundae was said to be served by accident way back in 1881. Druggist Edward Berner of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, couldn't serve flavored soda water on the Sabbath so he compromised and put ice cream in a dish and poured the syrup on top. It was called an ice cream Sunday. The spelling was later changed to "sundae."
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