History Blog

January 14

Happy Birthday RIP Phyllis “Bebe” Daniels (1901–1971) Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) John “Jack” Jones(1938–2024) ; Dorothy Faye Dunaway–84 Holland Taylor–82 Steven Soderbergh–62 Emily Watson–58 James Smith(“LL Cool J”)–57 Jason Bateman–56 Kevin Durand–51 Zachary Gilford–43 Thomas Grant Gustin–35 ; 1952 – National Broadcasting Company’s long-running morning news program “Today” debuts, with host Dave Garroway