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2012 Event - Scientists studying the Sutter's Mill meteorite, found near where the Sutter's Mill California Gold Rush site, determine it contains the oldest material in the Solar System

2012 Event - In east London, archeologists find remains of the Curtain Theatre, which opened in 1577 and was where some of Shakespeare's plays were performed

2012 Event - U.S. researchers report that preventable infections are the leading cause of the world's child mortality rate, where out of 7.6 million children who died before the age of 5 in 21010, 60% died of infections like pneumonia

2012 Event - Following political reforms in Myanmar, Australia relaxes sanctions on the country, including by-elections earlier this month where opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's party won more than a dozen seats

2012 Event - In New Zealand's city of Christchurch, thousands of people commemorate the first anniversary of the earthquake where 185 people died last year

2012 Event - The IAEA announces that Iran has denied access to the Parchin military complex where they believe suspicious nuclear activities are taking place

2011 Event - John Corzine, former CEO of MG Global, testifies before a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, stating he doesn't know where hundreds of millions of dollars of his customers' money has gone

2011 Event - Queen Elizabeth II visits Ireland's Croke Park in Dublin, where the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1920 occurred during the Irish War of Independence

2010 Event - Muslims across the world begin the holy month of Ramadan where they must fast between sunrise and sunset

2010 Event - Tens of thousands of Poles line the streets to witness the procession of President Kaczynski, en route to the Presidential Palace, Warsaw, where he will lie in state

2004 Death - Art James, game show host/announcer, ", The Who, What, Where Game, ", dies at 74

2003 Death - Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney

2003 Death - Lynne Thigpen, actress, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, dies at 54

2000 Death - "Raymond E. Portwood, Jr", game creator, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, dies at 66

1999 Death - Shel Silverstein, writer, Where the Sidewalk Ends, dies at 66

1994 Death - Arthur Berry, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985, dies at 69

1994 Event - "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV

1992 Event - Eric Houston kills 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 years prior

1991 Event - Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus

1990 Event - Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood

1990 Event - Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen

1987 Death - Clara Peller, actress (Where's the Beef), dies at 86

1986 Event - Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made

1984 Event - IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die

1984 Event - Clara Peller 1st asks, "Where's the Beef?"

1978 Birthday - Ashton Kutcher, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, fashion model, played role of Michael Kelso in 'That '70s Show', produced 'Punk'd', appeared in 'Dude, Where's My Car?'

1975 Death - Mary Ure, actress (Sons and Lovers, Where Eagles Dare), dies at 42

1971 Event - T McNally's "Where has Tommy Flowers gone?," premieres in New York City

1971 Event - Stevie Wonder releases "Where I'm Coming From"

1968 Birthday - Paula Cole, born in Rockport, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, Grammy-Award winning single, 'Where Have All the Cowboys Gone'

1968 Event - "Here's Where I Belong" opens/closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City

1965 Event - Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"

1964 Event - Supreme's "Where Did Our Love Go," reaches #1

1962 Birthday - Ruby Turner, rocker, No Where to Run

1961 Event - "Car 54 Where are You?" premieres on TV

1958 Birthday - Julie Gholson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Where the Lilies Bloom

1958 Birthday - Suzy Amis, Oklahoma City, actress, Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is

1957 Event - CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on

1954 Birthday - Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown

1954 Event - 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers)

1952 Birthday - Lorna Luft, Scarsdale, New York, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are-1980

1951 Birthday - Stephen Root, born in Sarasota, Florida, actor, films include, 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', 'The Ladykillers', television appearances include, '24', True Blood'

1951 Event - "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 56 performances

1951 Event - "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 56 performances

1950 Event - "Where's Chartev?" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 792 performances

1949 Event - 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains)

1948 Birthday - Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney

1948 Event - "Where's Chartev?" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 792 performances

1945 Birthday - Donny Hathaway, Chicago, singer and songwriter, Where is the Love

1940 Birthday - Bill Medley, Santa Ana Cal, rocker, Righteous Bros-Up Where We Belong

1939 Birthday - George Hamilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Love at 1st Bite, Where the Boys Are

1939 Birthday - Yvette Mimieux, Hollywood Cal, actress, Time Machine, Where the Boys Are

1938 Birthday - Connie Francis, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are

1937 Birthday - Ron Leibman, New York City, actor, Norma Rae, Where's Poppa?, Beauty and Beast

1936 Birthday - June Jordan, U.S. playwright and poet, His Own Where

1935 Birthday - Dick Enberg, Mount Clemens, Michigan, sportscaster, Where's Huddles

1931 Birthday - Hank Garrett, Monticello, New York, actor, Car 54 Where Are You

1928 Event - Kellogg-Briand Pact, where 60 nations agree to outlaw war

1928 Birthday - Vic Damone, Vito Farinola, Brooklyn, singer, Street Where You Live

1928 Birthday - Maurice Sendak, New York City, author/illustrator, Where The Wild Things Are

1926 Birthday - Fred Gwynne, born in New York City, actor, Car 54 Where Are You, Munsters

1925 Birthday - Nancy Guild, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Where Was I?

1925 Birthday - Arthur Berry, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, England, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985

1925 Event - NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began

1924 Birthday - Nipsey Russell, comedian, Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park

1915 Birthday - Barnard Hughes, Bedford Hills, New York, Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends

1914 Birthday - Herb Jeffries, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Where's Huddles

1912 Birthday - Virginia Graham, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV personality, Girl Talk, Where Was I

1912 Birthday - Margaretta Scott, actress, Crescendo, Where's Charley, Counterblast

1909 Birthday - Robert Beatty, Ontario, actor, Amorous Mr. Pawn, Where Eagles Dare

1905 Birthday - Frederick O'Neal, Brooksville Mississippi, actor, Car 54 Where Are You

1893 Birthday - Richard Billinger, Austria poet and writer, From Where I Came

1876 Event - Battle of Rosebud/Battle Where Girl Saved Her Brother

1868 Birthday - Harvey S Firestone, Industrialist, where the rubber meets the road

1818 Event - Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," and "Gadfly"













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