Today is 4 September 2023
- Labor Day – Summer’s final fling!
- National Eat an Extra Dessert Day – We are here for this day!
- Wildlife Day – Take a step back to appreciate all that surrounds us.
- Beyoncé’s Birthday – Throw a Beyhive party and celebrate the Queen!
Birthdays! Monday, Sept. 4th:
- James Bay, 33 – “Let It Go” singer
- Whitney Cummings, 41 -Comedian and Two Broke Girls creator
- Beyoncé, 42- Renaissance SUPERSTAR! *Check out Bey’s artist capsule
- Granger Smith, 44 – Country singer who is leaving music to pursue ministry
- Mark Ronson, 48 – “Uptown Funk” producer and DJ
- Terry Ellis,60 – En Vogue singer
- Mike Piazza, 55 – Retired catcher and MLB Hall of Famer.
- Damon Wayans, 63 – Comedic genius, one of the talented Wayans brother
- Dr. Drew Pinsky, 65 – He helps people
- Dr. Pol, 81 – Veterinarian and star of the hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol
- Paul Harvey (1918 – 2009) Radio legend.
Monday In History: (Sept. 4th)
- 1781: The city of Los Angeles was founded
- 1888: George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera & registers “Kodak”
- 1956: The iconic game show The Price Is Right debuted on CBS
- 1957: Ford introduced “The Edsel” automobile – one of the biggest business flops in history
- 1976: Bee Gees’ ” You Should Be Dancing” hit #1 in the US
- 1976: Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled album makes #1 a year after its release, knocking off Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive. It’s the band’s first album with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
- 1995: The series Xena: Warrior Princess, which starred Lucy Lawless, made its debut
- 1998: Google officially became incorporated by two Stanford University students.
- 2000: Caillou & Clifford the Big Red Dog debuted on PBS
- 2002: Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol on FOX
- 2006: Steve Irwin, “The Crocodile Hunter,” tragically died when he was pierced in the chest by a stingray at the age of 44
- 2009: The-Dream and Christina Milian elope in Las Vegas; they separate three months later, though the split is not made public until July 2010.
- 2014: Out in Seattle as the Super Bowl champion Seahawks play the first game of the season. Soundgarden performs during the pregame.
- 2014: Comedian Joan Rivers died after serious complications from a procedure