It鈥檚 Friday! You鈥檙e just a few hours away from the weekend!

Fun Fact: The sentence, 鈥淭he quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog鈥� uses every letter in the English language.

This is known as a pangram or holoalphabetic sentence.

On this day

In 1789, the first U.S. electoral college chose George Washington as President.

In 1920, the first flight from London to South Africa takes flight. It took a month and a half to get there!

In 1971, the NASDAQ stock exchange is founded in New York City.

In 1977, Fleetwood Mac releases 鈥楻umours鈥�, their 11th studio album.

In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook.

Super Bowls

In 2007, the Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl 41.

In 2018, the Philadephia Eagles beat the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl 52.

National Holidays

According to , today is World Cancer Day, National Thanks a Mail Carrier Day, National Wear Red Day, National Homemade Soup Day, Working Naked Day, National Bubblegum Day and National Stuffed Mushroom Day.

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Celebrity Birthdays

If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with American activist Rosa Parks (deceased, would鈥檝e been 109), rock star Alice Cooper (74), NFL hall of famer Lawrence Taylor (63), boxer Oscar De La Hoya (49) and actor Rob Coddrey (51).

Have a great Friday and a great weekend everyone! See you on Monday!

jordy.cunningham@kelownacapnews.com
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