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Could there be a more prefect combination on a sizzling 100-degree August day than a 5-year-old boy and a garden hose? The photo was taken by Robert Meek of McGregor and was selected for the 2007 KWTX Hometown Calendar. Click here for information about the 2007 KWTX Hometown Calendar.

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Today's Highlight in Local History:
HEAD ON CRASH BETWEEN TWO GREYHOUND BUSES SOUTH OF WACO KILLS 28. MOST
WERE BURNED WHEN BUSES EXPLODED AND BURST INTO FLAMES. BUSES MELTED
TOGETHER , 1952.
300 FT HOOD SOLDIERS LEAVE FOR KUWAIT 1992

Today's Highlight in History:
Fifty years ago, on August fifth, 1957, the teenage dance show
"American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network
debut on ABC-TV.

On This Date:
In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Admiral David G. Farragut
led his fleet to victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama.
In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal
was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
In 1914, one of the first, if not the first, electric traffic
light systems was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the intersection
of 105th Street and Euclid Avenue.
In 1924, the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold
Gray, made its debut.
In 1953, Operation Big Switch began as prisoners taken during
the Korean conflict were exchanged at Panmunjom.
In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los
Angeles home; her death was ruled a probable suicide from an
overdose of sleeping pills.
In 1963, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed
a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, in
space and underwater.
In 1981, the federal government began firing air traffic
controllers who had gone out on strike.
In 1984, actor Richard Burton died in Geneva, Switzerland, at
age 58.
In 2000, actor Sir Alec Guinness died in Midhurst, Sussex,
England, at age 86.

Ten years ago:
President Clinton signed budget-balancing and tax-cutting bills into law, calling the legislation "a true milestone for our nation." A two-man Russian crew blasted off for Mir in a smooth launch that was upstaged by another breakdown aboard the aging space station, this time involving the oxygen
generators.

Five years ago:
Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a
suspected weapons factory in Gaza City following attacks that
killed 13 people in 24 hours. The coral-encrusted gun turret of the
Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was raised from the floor of the
Atlantic, nearly 140 years after the historic warship sank during a
storm. Death claimed Los Angeles Lakers play-by-play announcer
Chick Hearn at age 85; former "Sesame Street" cast member Matt
Robinson at age 65; and soap opera actor Joshua Ryan Evans at age 20.

One year ago:
Floyd Landis was fired by his team and the Tour de France no longer considered him its champion after his second
doping sample tested positive for higher-than-allowable levels of
testosterone (Landis maintained his innocence). The late Reggie
White was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame along with
Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, John Madden, Rayfield Wright and Harry
Carson. Four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher died in Seattle
at age 51.

Today's Birthdays:
Former astronaut Neil A. Armstrong is 77.
Country singer Vern Gosdin is 73. Actress Cammie King ("Gone with
the Wind") is 73. Actor John Saxon is 72. Actor Zakes Mokae is 72.
Country songwriter Bobby Braddock is 67. Actress Loni Anderson is
61. Actress Erika Slezak is 61. Rock singer Rick Derringer is 60.
Actress Holly Palance is 57. Singer Samantha Sang is 54.
Actress-singer Maureen McCormick is 51. Rock musician Pat Smear is 48. Actress Tawney Kitaen is 46. Country musician Mark O'Connor is 46. Rapper MCA (The Beastie Boys) is 43. Actor Jonathan Silverman is 41. Country singer Terri Clark is 39. Actor Brendon Ryan Barrett is 21.

Thought for Today:
"Music is the soundtrack of your life." --
Dick Clark, American producer and T-V personality.

(Source: Associated Press)

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