The 360th day of 2008 brings us to Boxing Day -- a day to relax and just be relieved that the holidays are over and you have a little less than a year to relax before it all starts over again.
Today Is...
- Coffee Percolator Day
- Boxing Day
- National Candy Cane Day
- National Whiners' Day
- Second Day of Christmas
- St. Stephen's Day
Today Was ...
The day in 1620 when the Pilgrims landed at New Plymouth in Massachusetts ... the day in 1919 when the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees ... the day in 1944 when "The Glass Menagerie" was performed live for the first time in Chicago ... the day in 1963 when The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" was released ... the day in 1973 when "The Exorcist" premiered nationwide.
Dec. 26 Birthdays
1927 - Stu Miller, pro baseball player
1933 - Caroll Spinney, Big Bird & Oscar the Grouch
1940 - Phil Spector, music producer
1942 - Gray Davis, former California Governor
1945 - John Walsh, TV show host
1947 - Carlton Fisk, pro baseball Hall-of-Famer
1954 - Ozzie Smith, pro baseball Hall-of-Famer
1956 - David Sedaris, writer
1963 - Lars Ulrich, Metallica drummer
1970 - James Mercer, The Shins
1971 - Jared Leto, actor & musician
1979 - Chris Daughtry, singer
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