It's Saturday. Here's what's happening.
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Today is January 19th, the 19th day of 2013. There are 346 days left in the year.
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NHL opens season with daylong TV schedule.
Super 16: Bruins top NHL.com's initial power rankings.
Visit the official league website, http://www.nhl.com/.
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Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett of New York City patented a canning process to preserve salmon, oysters and lobsters on this date in 1825.
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Dave Stala stickin' around with new deal in Hamilton.
Riders confident Bagg can shed injury-prone past.
Visit the league's official website at cfl.ca.
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Has the online dating game become stale? OKCupid.com wants to freshen things up for you with a new app called Crazy Blind Date. The app aims to eliminate the waiting period involved in setting up a date with an online match. With the app, meetups are set up with only a few hours' notice -- and you know nothing about them. You simply choose which nights you want to go on dates, select your favorite bar or coffee shop and the app selects a match based on sexual preference and geolocation. If you enjoy your date, you can purchase credits to give your match higher priority for being assigned to future dates.
Visit the league's official website at cfl.ca.
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Has the online dating game become stale? OKCupid.com wants to freshen things up for you with a new app called Crazy Blind Date. The app aims to eliminate the waiting period involved in setting up a date with an online match. With the app, meetups are set up with only a few hours' notice -- and you know nothing about them. You simply choose which nights you want to go on dates, select your favorite bar or coffee shop and the app selects a match based on sexual preference and geolocation. If you enjoy your date, you can purchase credits to give your match higher priority for being assigned to future dates.
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Tampa, FL. —With Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy helping out, the Foundation's Vision Program delivered free prescription glasses to children in need at two local elementary schools this week.
Read the rest here.
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An 85-year-old Detroit mobster pointed out to a news crew where he says Jimmy Hoffa is buried. [I'm not too sure. He may be in the early stages of senility. He told the reporter to go past Amelia Earhart and hang a hard right at Noah's Ark.]
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Jimmy plays with his Hot Wheels rug. It looks like fun!
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as the opening of the NHL season, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History
1953 - Elvis Presley registered for the U.S. Selective Service System.
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You're reading the Johnny Blog. Almost as much fun as the opening of the NHL season, isn't it?
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Today in Elvis History
1953 - Elvis Presley registered for the U.S. Selective Service System.
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Thomas Edison's first village electric lighting system using overhead wires began operation in Roselle, NJ on this date in 1883.
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Today in Beatles History:
1971 - At the Charles Manson murder trial, the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" was played. At the scene of one of his gruesome murders, the words "helter skelter" were written on a mirror.
1976 - The Beatles turned down an offer of $30 million to play together again on the same stage. The offer was made by rock promoter Bill Sargent.
2010 - Ringo Starr's album "Y Not" was released on vinyl. It was released on CD on January 12, 2010.
2011 - It was confirmed that Paul McCartney would be performing at the Grammy's on February 12.
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20th Century Fox has announced a one day, five film Die Hard marathon on Wednesday, February 13th just before the release of A Good Day to Die Hard. Full details should be available from Fox soon, but the marathon will include the original 1988"s Die Hard, 1990"s Die Hard 2: Die Harder, 1995"s Die Hard with a Vengeance, 2007"s Live Free or Die Hard, and the new one, A Good Day to Die Hard.
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Today in Sports History:
1952 - The National Football League (NFL) bought the franchise of the New York Yankees from Ted Collins. The franchise was then awarded to a group in Dallas on January 24.
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Today in Sports History:
1952 - The National Football League (NFL) bought the franchise of the New York Yankees from Ted Collins. The franchise was then awarded to a group in Dallas on January 24.
1953 - Jesse Owens was named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary.
1958 - The Canadian Football Council changed its name to the Canadian Football League.
1989 - President Reagan pardoned George Steinbrenner. Steinbrenner was indicted on 14 criminal counts on April 5, 1974, then pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to Nixon's re-election campaign and a felony charge of obstruction of justice on August 23.
1993 - The Oakland A's unveiled a new elephant logo.
1995 - The NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Winnipeg Jets, officially clearing the way for the team to move to Phoenix for the 1996-97 season.
1996 - The NHL announced that the Winnipeg Jets could move to Phoenix.
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Sixty-eight percent of all TV sets in the U.S. were tuned to CBS-TV, as Lucy Ricardo, of "I Love Lucy," gave birth to a baby boy on this date in 1953.
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Coming Up:
Tonight --
Empire South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 5:15pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Washington Capitals 7:00pm EST
EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors vs Florida Eels 8:00pm EST
Nothin' Doin'
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders 1:00pm EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes 7:00pm
Nothin' Doin'
Nothin' Doin'
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators 7:30pm EST
EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Space Coast Hurricanes 5:00pm EST
EJHL South Hockey -- Tampa Bay Juniors at Space Coast Hurricanes 11:30am EST
NHL Hockey -- Tampa Bay Lightning vs Philadelphia Flyers 6:00pm EST
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That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow!
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