On this Day, November 12

1859: The designer of the leotard, Jules Leotard, made his first public appearance as the world's first flying trapeze artist.

1983: Lionel Richie began the first of four weeks at the top of the music charts with "All Night Long".

2008: We celebrate Brian Labus' birthday!

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On This Day, July 30

1889: Vladimir Zworykin, the "father of television" and inventor of the iconoscope, is born in Russia.

1928: The MGM lion roars for the first time.

2008: We celebrate Akiko's birthday!

Happy Birthday Akiko ... Meow! 

photochoppin by Brian