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Hey guys. How is your day going for you? I'm thinking about having a contest. In a minute I will post a poll about what kind of contest you would like to see. Please vote. Anyways, on to business.
Today is June 1st and today in Geek History...

Today in National Donut Day! Celebrate by making your own! I like this one from Allrecipes.com.

1890 Frank Morgan that played the carnival huckster "Professor Marvel," and The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz (along with 5 other roles) is born today.

1937 Morgan Freeman, (if you don't know who this is, watch a movie), is born today in Memphis Tennessee.

1940 Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek DS9s Odo, and my favorite character of DS9), is born today.

Happy Birthday to all the geeks who are born today. Also, special shout out to my Mom. She works for the local school district and today was her last day of school. 

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Today is May 20th and today in Geek History...

1960 John Billingsley (Dr Phlox in Star Trek Enterprise) is born in Media Pennsylvania.

1975 Tahmoh Penikett, (Battlestar Galactica's Karl Agathon among others), is born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

1988 Ron Howard's fantasy film Willow is released. It stars Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer. I HATE that show.

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Hey guys. How's your Tuesday going for you? Today is May 8th and today in Geek History...

1954 Stephen Furst, Vir Cotto of Babylon 5, is born in Norfolk Virginia.

1984 V: The Final Battle airs the final part, part 3.

1990 Lewis Galoob Toys introduces the Game Genie cartridge for the NES. This makes the games easier to play.

2009 Star Trek is rebooted with the newly released Star Trek film. It's directed by JJ Abrams. Personally, I love that version.

2012 Maurice Sendak, (the writer and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are) dies in Ridgefield Connecticut at 83.

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Hey y'all. How was your weekend? Mine was way too short. Anyways...

Today is April 29th, and today in Geek History...

1951 The Thing From Another World is released.

1955 Kate Mulgrew, aka Captain Catherine Janeway of Star Trek Voyager, is born today. She is also the first, and so far only female Captain in the Star Trek saga. Here's a tip: If you're going to watch Voyager, watch the first two episodes, then skip to the second season. The first one was like a trail with a LOT of error.

1963 Bruce Harwood (Lone Gunman John Fitzgerald Byers on the X-Files), is born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 

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Hey y'all. How's your Friday night going for you? On the 30th of April I will be guess blogging again for Measured by the Heart. Click on their cool button on the right to link to it. Speaking of buttons, don't forget to grab mine and throw it around, alright?

Today is April 20th and today in Geek History...

1871 The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law. Also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act and formally titled An Act to enforce the Provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment, It helps provide equality for all the races. Enjoy your history lesson for the day.

1926 Western Electric and Warner Brothers announce a process to add sound to film. It is called Vitaphone.  Can you believe we didn't have sound in our videos until 1926?? Woah.

1937 George Takei of Star Trek TOS is born in Los Angeles California. He plays Sulu and he is EPIC. The only TOS actor to stay good looking IMO. Happy Birthday!

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Hey Blog. How's your Easter/Passover going for ya? I hope it's going swimmingly.

Today is April 8th and today in Geek History...

1942 Douglas Trumbull, special effects artist on 2001: A space Odyssey, Close Encounters, and Star Trek The Movie is born today.

1943 Joack O'Halloran, known as Non the menacing but mute member of the trio Kryptonia super villains is born.

1946 Tim Thomerson, the guy that played Jack Deth in the Trancers films and Gene/Jean in Quark is born in Coronado California.

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Today is April 6th and today in Geek History...

1937 Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars films), is born in New York, New York.

1947 John Ratzenberger, (Cliff Calvin from Cheers, also a few Superman movies, Empire Strkes Back, and Toy Story) is born today.

1967 The Star Trek TOS episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" airs. Most fans think this is the best episode of all time.

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Happy April Fools Day folks. Does anyone know why it's called April Fool's? You may get a prize if you do.

Today is April 1st and today in Geek History...

April Fool's Day. Go play a joke on someone. Just make sure it's not me.

1926 Science fiction and fantasy author Anne McCaffrey is born in Cambridge Massachusetts.She is best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series.

1930 Grace Lee Whitney, the person that played Janice Rand on Star Trek TOS is born in Ann Arbor Michigan. Does anyone know her birth name? Offering prizes and no one wants to take them.

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Wazzzzup?? Hey blog. Today is March 22nd and today in Geek History...

1931 William Shatner, the guy from all them Price Line commericals, (oh and isn't he Captain James Tiberious Kirk from Star Trek TOE?), is born. Can anyone tell me why he talks like that? I know straight from the horse's mouth. Correct answer may get a prize.

1935 M Emmert Walsh, aks Captain Bryant in Blade Runner (a cult classic from Ridley Scott), is born in Ogdensburg New York.

1980 Kandyse McClure (Anastasia Dualla from Battlestar Galactica) is born in South Africa. Woah. That's epic.

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Hey Blog. I'm about to head to bed, but I thought I would post the geek history of the day before I hit the sack. Wow. Is that really the time? Anyways...

Today is March 20th and today in Geek History...

1916 Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity. Is that the one where cousins in Utah can get married as long as they can't reproduce? *True Story*

1948 John de Lancie (Q from Star Trek and Frank Simmons in Stargate SG-1) is born in Philadelphia PA. He doesn't even look that old, and as annoying as Q can be, I LOVE that character.

1950 William Hurt (the AI in Artificial Intelligence, and the Hulk from...Superman *cough*), is born in Washington DC. Yay for DC

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Hey blog. Today is March 19th and today in Geek History...

1950 Edgar Rice Burrough, the author of Tarzan and the Land that Time Forgot series, dies at 74. How sad.

1955 Bruce Willis of the Die Hard series, Pulp Fiction, Sin City, etc., is born

1969 Connor Trinneer, STE's Trip Tucker and Stargate Atlantis' Michael, is born.

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Hey Blog. Happy Monday. Welcome back to the "Heck"-hole you call work. We missed you.

Today is January 16th and today in Geek History...

1969 Soyuz 4 and 5 preform the first Soviet spacecraft docking, transferring cosmonauts between vehicles.

1995 Star Trek Voyager premiers with the double-episode "Caretaker". FYI: If you ever watch Voyager, watch the first 2 episodes (Caretaker only), and then skip the first season. It makes it better. But you don't have to take my word for it.

1998 Emil Sitka dies. A long-time foil for the 3 Stooges, he was one of only 2 actors to work with all 6 stooges. Does anyone know the name of the other actor to work with all 6 stooges? I posted it on my blog in a Geek History entry. Find it.

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New Year's kick off party is already starting in my state. How about you?

Today is December 29th and today in Geek History...

1938 Jon Voight (Angelina Jolie's Dad and star of Midnight Cowboy, Ali Deliverance and Coming Home), is born in Yonkers New York.

1967 The Star Trek episode 'The Trouble with Tribbles' airs.

1967 (Again?) Andy Wachowski, one half of the Wachowski Brothers (they created the Matrix) is born in Chicago Illinois.

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Today is December 28th and today in Geek History...

1922 Stan Lee, comic book creator of The X-Men, Spiderman, Iron Man, and tons more is born in New York New, York. So nice they named it twice!

1932 Nichelle Nicholas, who played Uhura on Star Trek is born in Robbins Illinois. Can anyone tell me the character's full name? Bet ya can't!

1969 Linux kernel engineer Linus Torvalds is born. Basically he invented Linux in the 90s. And you know you're famous if you have an Asteroids game named after you.

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Hey Blog friends. What are your plans for the last week before Christmas? Did you enjoy your "Roast a Suckling Pig" Day on Sunday? It's a real day. I couldn't make that up. And also, a very happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish friends!

Today is December 20th and today in Geek History...

1838 Edwin A Abbott, Schoolmaster and theologian, the author of the mathematical satire and religious allegory Flatland is born.

1869 Charles Grapewin who protrayed Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz is born in Xenia Oh.

1963 Daleks first appear on Doctor Who. Exterminate? Exterminate!!

1970 Nicol de Boer, Star Trek DS9's Ezri Dax is born. I've said it before, but Jadzia was much better and leaving for the other show was a mistake.

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Today is November 19th and today in Geek History...

1953 Robert Beltran Star Trek Voyager's First Office Chakotay is born.

1963 Terry Farrell DS9's Jadzia Dax is born. Honestly, I think Jadzia is a better Dax that Ezrie. And the actress that plays Jadzia moved on for BECKER. Not a grand choice if you ask me.

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Today is November 18th and today in Geek History...

1994 Star Trek Generations opens. The death of Captain James T Kirk is its climax. Opps, I spoiled it for ya. This ending leads to death threats for writer Ronald Moore. I honestly thought it was very real. My favorite Star Trek movie thus far.

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Today is November 5th and today in Geek History....

1913 Vivien Leigh who won an Oscar playing Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind is born in India.

1943 Sam Shepard, star of The Right Stuff, Black Hawk Down, Thunderheart and Borthers is born.

1949 Armin Shimerman, (aka "Quark" of Star Trek DS9) is born. Isn't there a Rule of Acquisition about birthdays? Click Here for a list of all known Rules of Acquisition. Also, DS9 is now available for instant streaming on Netflix.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all our Geeky friends out there!!