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

July 27th is the 209th day of the year. There are 157 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Chicken Finger Day, Creme Brulee Day, National Barbie in a Blender Day, Walk on Stilts Day and Bagpipe Appreciation Day

In 1694: The Bank of England received a royal charter as a commercial institution.
In 1789: Congress established the Department of Foreign Affairs, the forerunner of the Department of State.
In 1866: Cyrus Field finally succeeded, after two failures, in laying the first underwater telegraph cable between North America and Europe.
In 1900, H.J. Heinz Company, maker of catsup with at least 57 varieties of tomatoes, was incorporated.
In 1921, Insulin was discovered.
In 1940, Billboard magazine published its first singles chart.
In 1940: Bugs Bunny made his official debut in "A Wild Hare," the Warner Bros. animated cartoon.
In 1953, Steve Allen made his debut as a local talk show host on WNBC-TV in New York.
In 1953, The Korean War armistice was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting.
In 1984, the Prince movie "Purple Rain" opened in theaters in the U.S.A.
In 1990, "Presumed Innocent" opened in theaters.
In 1996: Terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at the public Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring more than 100.

Actors:

Charlotte Arnold is 35 (“Degrassi,” “Naturally, Sadie”)
Alyvia Alyn Lind is 17 (“Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors”)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is 47 (“Bend it Like Beckham,” “Stonewall”)
Julian McMahon is 56 (“Fantastic Four,” “FBI: Most Wanted”)
Betty Thomas is 76 (“Hill Street Blues,” “John Tucker Must Die”)
Maya Rudolph is 52 (“Bridesmaids,” “Up All Night”)
Taylor Schilling is 40 (“Mercy,” “Orange is The New Black”)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is 54 (“Black Hawk Down,” “Game of Thrones”)
Kenny Wormald is 40 (“Dancelife,” 2011 “Footloose” remake)
The late Jerry Van Dyke (1931 – 2018)…he would have been 93 (“Coach,” “The Middle”)
The late Keenan Wynn (1916 – 1986) (“Son of Flubber,” “The Absent-Minded Professor,”)