Who Knew That Was Today

Birthdays :   1966  ~ Liz Cheney (née Elizabeth Lynne Cheney), American politician.  She served as a United States Representative from Wyoming’s at-large district.  She chaired the House Representative Conference from January 2019 until she was removed for her support of the second impeachment of former President Trump.  She is the Vice Chair of the House January 6 th  Committee, which investigated the actions of violence that occurred on the Nation’s Capital on January 6, 2021.  In August 2022, she lost renomination in the Republican primary to a Trump-endorsed candidate for Congress.  Ironically, she was politically conservative and voted with Trump 93% of the time during his presidency.  She is the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney.  She was born in Madison, Wisconsin.   1964  ~ Lori Loughlin (née Lori Anne Loughlin), American actress.  She is best known for allegedly being i...

Birthdays :   1975  ~ A-Rod Rodriguez (né Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez), American baseball player.  He was born in New York, New York.   1972  ~ Maya Rudolf (née Maya Khabira Rudolph), American actress.  She was a member of the ensemble on  Saturday Night Live .  She was born in Gainesville, Florida.   1961  ~ Ed Orgeron (né Edward James Orgeron, Jr.), American football coach.  In 2016, he became the head football coach at the Louisiana State University.  He remained in that position until 2021.  He was born in Larose, Louisiana.   1957  ~ Bill Engvall (né William Ray Engvall, Jr.), American comedian and actor.  He was born in Galveston, Texas.   1952  ~ Marvin Barnes (né Marvin Jerome Barnes; d. Sept. 8, 2014), African-American professional basketball star who struggled off-court.  He was born and died in Providence, Rhode Island.  He died at ...

Birthdays :   1980  ~ Jacinda Ardern (née Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern), Prime Minister of New Zealand.  She served in that Office from October 2017 to January 2023.  While in Office, in June 2018, she gave birth to a baby girl.  She was born in Hamilton, New Zealand.   1975  ~ Liz Truss (née Mary Elizabeth Truss), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.  She served as Prime Minister for less than 2 months, from September until October 2022.  She was born in Oxford, England.   1971  ~ Dan Harris (né Daniel B. Harris), former news anchor and author.  He began his career at WLBS in Bangor, Maine.  He was born in Newton, Massachusetts.   1966  ~ Tom Sachs, American contemporary artist.  He was born in New York, New York.   1964  ~ Sandra Bullock (née Sandra Annette Bullock), American actress.  She was born in Arlington, Virginia.   1959  ~ Rick ...