Chuck's Daily Diggs for 01/03

Tuesday, January 3

The 3rd day of the year with 363 days remaining in 2012 (Leap Year)

Today is

King Tut Day: 1924 - English explorer Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.

This Day in Music

1957 - Fats Domino recorded "I'm Walkin'."
1960 - Bobby Darin and Connie Francis performed together on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
1964 - The Beatles made their first appearance on U.S. television in a film clip shown on the "Jack Paar Show." It was a performance of the song "She Loves You."
1966 - The Beatles appeared on "Hullabaloo."
1967 - Carl Wilson (Beach Boys) refused to be sworn in after receiving a U.S. Army draft notice. He said he was a conscientious objector.
1970 - "I Me Mine" was recorded by the Beatles. It was the last song that the band would record together.
1970 - Davy Jones announced he was leaving the Monkees.
1985 - Leonie Rysanek gave his final performance of "Aida".
1987 - Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Bill Haley and 14 others. Franklin was the first woman to be inducted.
1996 - Madonna testified in an L.A. Court against Robert Dewey Hoskins. He had been accused of stalking and threatening to kill her.

This and That

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Top 7 Famous High School Dropouts

7. Julie Andrews

6. Humphrey Bogart

5. Al Pacino

4. Charlie Chaplin

3. Sidney Poitier

2. Marlon Brando

1. Marilyn Monroe

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8 Rules for Making Great Coffee

8. Get Good Coffee - great in great out

7. Not All Water is the Same - Try the quarter AquaMart. It works

6. Think about Filters - Everything is touched by the paper, make it count

5. Grinders are Good - fresh beans means fresh coffee

4. Measure Your Taste - Half a teaspoon can make a world of difference

3. Watch the heat - Good brewers have heat control. Use it.

2. Keep it Clean - crude in, crude out

1. Beans have Shelf Life - Keep them sealed

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Prime Time Tonight

ABC: Last Man Standing (NEW), Work It (PREMIERE), Celebrity Wife Swap (PREMIERE), Body of Proof (NEW)
CBS: NCIS (NEW), NCIS: Los Angeles (NEW), Unforgettable (NEW)
NBC: The Biggest Loser (PREMIERE), Parenthood (NEW)
FOX: Glee, New Girl, Raising Hope
CW: The Secret Circle, The Secret Circle

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Video Madness

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