Actor Jeremy London, 53, was born on Nov. 7, 1972 in San Diego, Calif. He is best known for his roles as Griffin Holbrook on the Fox drama Party of Five and as Chandler Hampton on the WB drama 7th Heaven.
1940 - The middle section of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state collapsed during a windstorm. The bridge had opened to traffic just 5 months earlier.
Fact of the Day
The smell of the air after a storm is caused by Geosmin: a chemical released by dead soil bacteria. Humans are hypersensitive to it, capable of detecting it at a concentration of 5 parts per trillion.
Nature Oddities
The bull on the Elmer's glue logo is actually the husband of Elsie, the cow on the Borden Milk logo.
Food and Drink
Pozole, a traditional Mexican soup, was originally made with human flesh by the Aztecs. When cannibalism was banned, pork was used as it tasted very similar.