Picture of the Day and B'days for Nov. 29

Posted November 25, 2008, 12:42 pm in News

Today is Saturday, November 29, the 333rd day of the year. There are 32 days left in the year (and 27 left until Christmas!)

On Nov. 29, 1961: Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission.

On Nov. 29, 1972: Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of Atari, releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.

Bonus Video! See Pong in action.

Today's Birthdays: Singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 40. Actor Don Cheadle is 44. Actress Kim Delaney is 50. Comedian Howie Mandel is 53. Director Joel Coen is 54. Comedian Garry Shandling is 59. Actress Diane Ladd is 73. Sportscaster Vin Scully is 81.

GB Birthdays: al, Dennis F, Rob Winter

Check out Dr. Rob Winter and his band, Running With Scissors, by clicking here and here!

Picture of the Day: Celebrity mashups -- the first picture in each set is a compilation of several famous faces. Can you guess who? Look at the second picture in each set to see if you were right.

Set One: