We’re off to beautiful Savannah, Georgia to visit Telfair Mansion today. It opened as the South’s first public art museum in 1886. Also check out the museum’s official site.
Rest in peace, Harry Morgan. Best known for his roles as Detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet and Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H. He was 96.
Today in history:
- 1892 – Actress Fay Bainter was born. Never heard of her? You’re not alone. But she won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 1938 for her role in the movie Jezebel.
- 1915- Actor Eli Wallach was born.
- 1930 – W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts broadcasted video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The broadcast also included the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show. (Don’t tell PETA!)
- 1941 – The Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing a declaration of war upon Japan by the United States.
On TV tonight: Ghost Hunters, Psych, and Decoded.
Reading: I’m reading You Might As Well Die by J. J. Murphy which I am loving! This is the second book in his Algonquin Round Table Mystery series.
