July 26: Lifestyle summed up in brief.

Althea Kim July 26, 2023 Lifestyle

Today’s Birthdays:

On this day, several notable individuals were born, including:

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) – playwright and critic
Carl Jung (1875-1961) – psychiatrist
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) – author
Blake Edwards (1922-2010) – film director
Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) – film director
Mick Jagger (1943- ) – singer-songwriter
Helen Mirren (1945- ) – actress
Nicholas Evans (1950-2022) – author
Dorothy Hamill (1956- ) – figure skater
Sandra Bullock (1964- ) – actress
Jeremy Piven (1965- ) – actor
Jason Statham (1967- ) – actor
Kate Beckinsale (1973- ) – actress

Today’s Fact:

An interesting fact for today is that Stanley Kubrick’s film “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” holds the record for the longest title among the films nominated for the Academy Award for best picture.

Today’s Sports:

In 1992, Nolan Ryan achieved a significant milestone in baseball by striking out his 100th batter of the season. This remarkable achievement set a major-league record of 23 consecutive seasons with at least 100 strikeouts.

Today’s Quote:

Aldous Huxley, author of “Brave New World,” once said, “Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly — they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.”

Today’s Number:

The number for today is 10. Out of the 20 chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 10 have been Army officers. Interestingly, only two have been Marine Corps officers, namely Peter Pace (2005-2007) and Joseph Dunford (2015-2019).