Actor Carl Betz is best remembered for his roles as Dr. Alex Stone on the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show and as Clinton Judd on the ABC legal drama Judd, for the Defense. He died of lung cancer on Jan. 18, 1978 at the age of 56.
1911 - For the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. Pilot Eugene B. Ely flew onto the deck of the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco harbor.
Fact of the Day
People who live in the far north should take Vitamin D supplements in the winter, as the sun’s angle is too low to produce it, no matter how much sunlight they get.
Nature Oddities
The dog who holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest verified dog to have ever lived is Bluey, a female Australian cattle dog who lived 29 years, 5 months and 7 days. Typical Australian cattle dogs live an average of 13 years.
Food and Drink
In European dining etiquette, hands are not placed on the lap during meals; instead, they usually rest on the table. This practice dates to medieval times, when people sought to demonstrate that they were not holding a dagger.