History Blog

December 30

Happy Birthday RIP “Jack Lord”(John Ryan 1920–1998) “Bo Diddley”(Ellas Bates 1928–2008) David “Davy” Jones(1945–2012) ; James Burrows–79 Fred Ward–77 Meredith Vieira–66 Matthew Lauer–62 Tracey Ullman–60 Heidi Fleiss–54 Jason Behr–46 Eldrick “Tiger” Woods–45 Lucy Punch–42 Kristin Kreuk–37 ; 1940 – California’s first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened