Each week we draw from ALL that week's anniversaries and birthdays to give away a birthday prize pack from our sponsors:
- Collector's coins from Fort Peck Community Federal Credit Union
- Gift certificate from the Apple Trolley
- Certificate good for one order of Toodie's Cafe's famous pancakes
- (2) 6-inch sub meals from Subway
- $10 toward admission to PRCA Rodeo or Demo Derby at the 2024 NE MT Fair

April 26th is the 117th day of the year. There are 249 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Pretzel Day, Alien Day, National No Makeup Day, Get Organized Day, National Static Cling Day, Remember Your First Kiss Day, World Burlesque Day and Hug a Friend Day

In 1514, Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn.
In 1607, an expedition of English colonists, including Captain John Smith, went ashore at Cape Henry, Va., to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
In 1819, The first Odd Fellows lodge in the United States was established in Baltimore, Maryland.
In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Bowling Green, Va., and killed.
In 1900, seismologist Charles Richter, who devised the earthquake-measuring scale that bears his name, was born in Hamilton, Ohio.
In 1952, "Gunsmoke" radio series debuted.
In 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit the first of a then-record 61 home runs in a single season.
In 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the African state of Tanzania.
In 1986, the world's worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire killed at least 31 people and sent radioactivity into the atmosphere.
In 1993, former "Simpsons" comedy writer Conan O'Brien was named to succeed David Letterman as host of NBC's "Late Night" program.

Actors:

Jordana Brewster is 44 (“Fast & Furious” series, “Dallas”)
Carol Burnett is 91 (“The Carol Burnett Show,” “Better Call Saul”)
Joan Chen is 63 (“The Last Emperor,” “Twin Peaks”)
Michael Damian is 62 (“The Facts of Life,” “The Young and the Restless”)
Giancarlo Esposito is 66 (“Breaking Bad,” “Parish”)
Kevin James is 59 (“Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” “King of Queens”)
Amin Joseph is 44 (“Baywatch” (film), “Snowfall”)
Stana Katic is 46 (“Quantum of Solace,” “Castle”) (FAST FACT: She speaks English, Serbian, Croatian, French, Italian, and Slovenian fluently.)
Jet Li is 61 (“Shaolin Temple,” “Romeo Must Die”)
Channing Tatum is 44 (“21 Jump Street,” “Magic Mike” series) (FAST FACT: As most people now know, before fame he briefly worked as a stripper, which was inspiration for his character in “Magic Mike” – but he’s since brought the ‘Magic Mike Live’ experience to Las Vegas.)
Tom Welling is 47 (“Judging Amy,” “The Fog”)
Debra Wilson is 62 (“MAD TV,” “Family Guy”)