July 24th

Today is the birthday

… of cartoonist Pat Oliphant, 76.

… of Ruth Buzzi, 75.

… of Kramer. Michael Richards is 62 today.

… of Lynda Carter. Wonder Woman is 60!

… of Pam Tillis, 54.

… of Barry Bonds. The best baseball player ever is 47.

… of Kristin Chenoweth. The Tony Award-winner is 43, all 4-foot-11 of her.

… of J Lo. Jennifer Lopez is 42.

… of Anna Paquin. An Oscar winner at age 11, she’s now 29.

Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th in 1897. She disappeared at age 40.

It was on this date in 1847 that Brigham Young gazed at Utah’s Valley of the Great Salt Lake and made his famous declaration: “This is the place.”