History Blog

January 28

Happy Birthday RIP “Soupy Sales”(Milton Supman 1926–2009) ; “Alan Alda”(Alphonso D’Abruzzo)–85 Susan Howard(Jeri Mooney)–77 Barbi Benton(Barbara Klein)–71 Sarah McLachlan–53 Joseph “Joey” Fatone Jr.–44 Nickolas “Nick” Carter–41 Elijah Wood–40 ; 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress ; 1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today