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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Louis C.K.
Age: 44
Occupation: Actor, Screenwriter, and Comedian
Known For: A dry, acerbic and hilariously angry comedic style, prior gigs writing for late-night shows such as ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ and ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien,’ and writing, directing and starring in the Emmy-nominated FX series ‘Louie’

Jennifer Hudson
Age: 30
Occupation: Singer and Actress
Known For: Winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for ‘Dreamgirls,’ losing several members of her family in a tragic 2008 multiple murder, and dropping an enormous amount of weight after becoming a spokesperson for Weight Watchers

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1940 – Ancient cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France (More info)

1953 – Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (More info)

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During Sunday’s ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Paul Simon gave a haunting acoustical performance of ‘The Sound of Silence’ while some onlookers wept.

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It took a global epidemic to do it, but ‘The Help’ has finally been knocked out of the number one spot at the box office after three weeks at the top of the list.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed ‘Contagion,’ about a deadly and fast-spreading disease and the panic it causes, earned $23.1 million at theaters in its first week of release, relegating ‘The Help’ to a runner-up status. The mixed-martial arts action flick, ‘Warrior,’ came in third during its debut week, with ‘The Debt’ and ‘Columbiana’ rounding out the top five.

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Working with the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, the oral history project StoryCorps is on a mission to record at least one story honoring each of the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center that occurred on February 26, 1993 and on September 11, 2001.

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Tommy Shaw
Age: 58
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician
Known For: Singing lead for the band Styx on hits such as ‘Renegade’ and ‘Babe,’ co-writing and singing the rock supergroup Damn Yankees’ biggest hit, ‘High Enough,’ and releasing several solo albums

Harry Connick, Jr.
Age: 44
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, and Actor
Known For: His seven Top 20 US albums and ten US jazz albums that reached number one on the charts, a throwback style reminiscent of the 1940s Rat Pack singers, and appearing in films such as ‘Independence Day’ and ‘Hope Floats’ and on TV shows such as ‘Will & Grace’

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there (More info)

1941 – Ground is broken on the construction of The Pentagon (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Colin Firth
Age: 51
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Winning an Academy Award for his portrayal of King George VI in ‘The King’s Speech,’ another nomination for his role in ‘A Single Man,’ and appearing in other films such as ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Guy Ritchie
Age: 43
Occupation: Screenwriter and Director
Known For: Directing ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,’ ‘Snatch,’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ and escaping an eight-year marriage to Madonna with his manparts miraculously intact

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1608 – John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia (More info)

1897 – A London man is arrested for drunk driving, making him the first person apprehended for the crime (More info)

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Peg Ogonowski’s late husband, John, was the captain of American Flight 11 — better known as the first plane to hit the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001.

“It was that moment of before and after,” said Peg, a former flight attendant. “There was my whole life before and then everything changed. It was a real line in my life that there will always be before 9/11 and after 9/11.”

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We recently told you about the Nike Air Mags, the ‘Back to the Future 2′-inspired shoes that pay homage to the footwear sported by Michael J. Fox’s Marty McFly in the blockbuster sequel.

Now, Nike has confirmed the Mags are real, but good luck getting your hands on a pair: In a ’BTTF’-inspired promo (which featured cameos from Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown, Bill Hader as a shoe store staffer and Kevin Durant as a confused customer), we learn that only 1,500 pairs of the shoes have been produced and they’ll be going to the highest bidders.

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After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, one of the largest American flags damaged during the attacks continued to fly above the resulting wreckage during the clean-up efforts.

Seven years later, that flag, dubbed the National 9/11 Flag, was sewn back together by tornado survivors in Greensburg, Kansas, and has also been stitched by World War II veterans, survivors of the Ft. Hood, Texas rampage, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s family.

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