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ON THIS DAY 5 21 19

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DID YOU KNOW?

According to GQ magazine, men admit that they go on a diet more than women. The people who make parachutes claim they work properly 99.9% of the time. According to a recent study, eating late at night will heighten your risk for sunburn. One-third of married women regret taking their husband's name. According to Match.com, about 40% of guys lie about having children on dating websites. One in five single men say they haven't cooked a meal in over a year. About 2,300 Americans went to the emergency room last year because of pizza. 76 percent of women make their bed every day, compared to only 46 percent of men. 5% of wedding guests say they never do this, while over 40% say they always do? Use the wedding registry to pick a gift.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

According to a new study, British people are having dinner two hours later than in 1997. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is set to conclude after this season. Scarlett Johansson and Colin Yost are officially engaged after two years of dating. Little Caesars is joining the meatless-madness and coming out with an "Impossible Pizza." Yep, no meat. Just a meat-like substance. Melvin Edmonds, a founding member of After 7 and older brother of Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, died Saturday following a short illness. He was 65. "John Wick 3" actually bumped "Avengers: End Game" out of the number one spot over the weekend. Whitney Houston's family is working with a producer and it looks like there will soon be a Whitney Houston hologram tour. Would you go? David Begnaud, Jericka Duncan, Anna Werner and Vladimir Duthiers are the new correspondents for "CBS This Morning." The co-hosts are Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil....

Music Calendar...

In 1892 The opera "I Pagliacci," by Ruggiero Leoncavallo, is first performed, in Milan, Italy. In 1959 "Gypsy," a musical inspired by Gypsy Rose Lee, opens on Broadway. In 1963 Stevie Wonder records his first hit, "Fingertips," live in Detroit. In 1964 The Drifters record "Under the Boardwalk." In 1965 Time magazine features a story titled "Rock 'N Roll: Everybody's Tuned In." The Beach Boys, Peter Noone, Petula Clark and the Supremes were among those appearing on the cover. In 1966 "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" by Dusty Springfield and "Red Rubber Ball" by Cyrkle both enter the U.S. top 40 chart. In 1968 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert. In 1968 Rolling Stone Brian Jones is arrested a second time for possession of marijuana in his London apartment. In 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin thier "Bed-in For Peace" at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. In 1971 ...

Today In History...

In 1542 Spanish explorer Hernando do Soto dies while searching for gold along the Mississippi River. In 1832 The first democratic convention begins in Baltimore. (They nominate President Andrew Jackson for a second term.) In 1840 New Zealand is declared a British colony. In 1881 The American Red Cross is founded by Clarissa "Clara" Barton. In 1908 The first horror film, "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde," is premieres in Chicago. In 1919 A proposed federal amendment to give women the right to vote passes the House of Representatives, 304-89. In 1924 14-year-old Bobby Franks is murdered in a "thrill-killing" committed by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, two students at the University of Chicago. In 1927 Charles Lindburgh lands his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, France, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic. In 1941 A German U-boat sinks the American freighter S.S. "Robin Moore" in the South Atlantic. In 1945 Lauren Bacall and...

Born On This Day...

In 1471 German artist, Albrecht Durer (Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) In 1527 King Philip II Of Spain (1556-98) In 1688 English poet/satirist, Alexander Pope In 1780 English reformer, Elizabeth Fry In 1844 French painter, Henri Julien Felix Rousseau In 1860 Scientist/physiologist, Willem Einthoven (electrocardiograph) In 1878 Aircraft pioneer, Glenn Curtis In 1898 Financier/manufacturer, Armand Hammer (Arm & Hammer) In 1899 Actor, Ralph Sanford (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp) In 1901 Bandleader/pianist, Horace Heidt (Musical Knights) [d: 12-1-86] In 1902 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Earl Howard Averill (Indians) [d: 8-16-83] In 1904 Actor, Robert Montgomery (Here Comes Mr. Jordan) [d: 9-27-81] In 1904 Singer/bandleader, "Fats" Waller [d: 12-15-42] In 1909 Actress/singer, Lola Lane (Lane Sisters) [d: 6-22-81] In 1916 Author/singer, Harold Robbins (Carpetbaggers) [d: 10-14-97] In 1917 Actor, Raymond Burr (Perry Mason, Ironsides) [d: 9-12-93] In 1917 Actor/singer, Dennis Day ...