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• One year ago: Scott Anderson became the Presbyterian Church's first openly gay ordained minister during a ceremony at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Madison, Wis. In a rain-interrupted game that ended a few minutes past midnight, the Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in Game 1 of the AL championship series. Al Davis, the Hall of Fame owner of the Oakland Raiders, died at age 82.
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• Today's Birthdays: Entertainment reporter Rona Barrett is 76. Actor Paul Hogan is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Fred Cash (The Impressions) is 72. Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is 71. Comedian Chevy Chase is 69. Author R.L. Stine is 69. Actor Dale Dye is 68. Country singer Susan Raye is 68. TV personality Sarah Purcell is 64. Actress Sigourney Weaver is 63. Rhythm-and-blues singer Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) is 62. Producer-director Edward Zwick is 60. Country singer-musician Ricky Lee Phelps is 59. Actor Michael Dudikoff is 58. Comedian Darrell Hammond is 57. Actress Stephanie Zimbalist is 56. Rock musician Mitch Marine is 51. Actress Kim Wayans is 51. Rock singer Steve Perry (Cherry Poppin' Daddies) is 49. Actor Ian Hart is 48. Gospel/rhythm-and-blues singer CeCe Winans is 48. Rock musician C.J. Ramone (The Ramones) is 47. Actress-producer Karyn Parsons is 46. Singer-producer Teddy Riley is 46. Actress Emily Procter is 44. Actor Dylan Neal is 43. Actor-screenwriter Matt Damon is 42. Actress Kristanna Loken is 33. Rhythm-and-blues singer Byron Reeder (Mista) is 33. Actor Nick Cannon is 32. Actor Max Crumm is 27. Singer-songwriter-producer Bruno Mars is 27. Actor Angus T. Jones is 19. Actress Molly Quinn is 19.
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• Thought for Today: "There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see." -- Vera Brittain, British author (1893-1970).
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