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This Day in History and Celebrity Birthdays for July 11
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This Day in History and Celebrity Birthdays for July 11 from the Kaptain Kranch show.
It's time to open the Captain's Book of Historical Facts to see what happened on this day in history.
SPEAKER_00We start back in the year 1804, outraged over disparaging remarks that Alexander Hamilton had allegedly made at a dinner party. Aaron Burr challenged his longtime rival to a duel. And on this day, fatally shot Hamilton. It happened in Weehawken, New Jersey. 1960. Harper Lee's Tequila Mockingbird was published, noted for its sensitive treatment of a child's awakening to racism and prejudice in the South. 1979. It was on this day that the abandoned United States spaceship Skylab returned to Earth. Oh, there it goes. 1985. Dr. H. Harlan Stone announced that he had used zippers. Zippers for stitches. And he did it on 28 patients. Why? Well, the zippers were used according to Dr. Stone because he thought he he might have to reoperate. And on this day in 1987, Bo Jackson signed the contract to play football for the LA Raiders for five years. He also continued to play baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Bo Nose Baseball. Bono's football. And that's a Bono's commercial with music by Bo Diddley. Bo, you don't know Diddley. And that is this day in history for the 11th of July. After the break, more of the greatest hits of all time. Keep it locked in. Captain the Crash. And now for you podcasters, how about some birthdays?
SPEAKER_01Happy birthday, son! Happy birthday, darling!
SPEAKER_00Celebrity birthdays for the 11th of July. Born on this day, the year 1950, one of the Pointer sisters, Bonnie Pointer. Jeff Hannah of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is turning 79 years old today. Peter Brown with hits such as Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me? He's turning 73 today. Suzanne Vega is 67. And guitarist and songwriter with John Bon Jovi. Richie Sambora, he is turning 67 years old today.
SPEAKER_01Tell me used to look on the gut Union middle track. He's down on his look. Does it make a difference? Does it make it a night? We got each other, and that's a lot. We'll give it a shot. We'll make it a square. Now it's opening. What do you used to make it top? She the dribble running away. She crafts in the night on the baby We got a whole dunk we got It doesn't make a difference if we make it all night We got each other the night with the Bye Swim That is Bon Jovi living on a prayer played that song for Richie Sambora who's turning 67 years old today.
SPEAKER_00Happy birthday to Richie Sambor and to you if it's your birthday, make sure you go out and have a piece of cake for me. Thanks for listening and for using the Wowie app. If you want to get in touch with me, Captain Cranch, go to the Captain Cranch Facebook page or CaptainCranch.com. And remember, stay cool, stay classic.