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
- A 6-inch sub meal from Subway

October 17th is the 290th day of the year. There are 75 days remaining until the end of the year

Today is National Pasta Day, Forgive an Ex Day, National Body Confidence Day, Wear Something Gaudy Day and Four Prunes Day

In 1777, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, N.Y.
In 1834, the Gas Meter was patented by James Bogardus.
In 1895, James Pullinger was ticketed for driving a "locomotive (automobile) during prohibited hours."
In 1902, the first Cadillac was completed in Detroit, Michigan.
In 1916, "A Daughter of the Gods," starring swimmer and actress Annette Kellerman, premiered with the first nude scene in a major feature film.
In 1919, Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was created.
In 1930, MGM's first sound western, "Billy the Kid," starring Johnny Mack Brown and Wallace Beery, opened at the Rialto. It was shown in Realife, a 70mm wide-screen format, part of a cycle of wide-screen films begun with Fox Movietone Follies in 1929.
In 1931, Mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939.
In 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
In 1939, the film "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington," Frank Capra's comedy-drama, premiered in the nation's capital.
In 1943, Chicago's first subway is formally opened.
In 1956, Mike Todd's "Around the World in 80 Days," starring David Niven, Cantiflas, Shirley MacLaine, and Robert Newton, premiered at the Rivoli.
In 1957, Elvis Presley's movie, "Jailhouse Rock," premiered in Memphis. It was his third film and yielded the hits "Jailhouse Rock" and "Treat Me Nice.'
In 1960, Charles Van Doren and 13 others were arrested for fraud in connection with rigged quiz shows.
In 1966, "Georgy Girl," starring Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates and James Mason, premiered at the Fine Arts. It's the first film to be labeled "Suggested for mature audiences only." The title song became a hit.
In 1967, the rock musical "Hair" opened to rave reviews at the Anspacher Theatre, in New York City. The smash ran for 1,758 performances.
In 1968, "Bullitt," starring Steve McQueen, premiered at the Radio City Music Hall. The car chase in the film was copied in many other films.
In 1973, "The Way We Were," starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford, premiered at Loew's.
In 1983, "The Sally Jesse Raphael Show", TV Talk Show, debuted in syndication.
In 1986, "The Color of Money" was released in theaters in the US.
In 1997, the horror movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer" opened in theaters in the USA.

Actors:

Jacob Artist is 33 (“Glee,” “Quantico”)
Dee Jay Daniels is 37 (“The Hughleys,” “In The House”)
Mark Gatiss is 59 (“Doctor Who,” “Sherlock”)
Wood Harris is 56 (“The Wire,” “Remember the Titans”)
Max Irons is 40 (“Red Riding Hood,” “Dorian Gray”) (FAST FACT: His father is Jeremy Irons)
Felicity Jones is 42 (“The Worst Witch,” “Rogue One”)
Sharon Leal is 53 (“Boston Public,” “Why Did I Get Married Too?”)
Chris Lowell is 41 (“Veronica Mars,” “Private Practice”)
Matthew Macfadyen is 51 (“Pride & Prejudice,” “Frost/Nixon”)
Michael McKean is 78 (“Laverne & Shirley,” “Better Call Saul”)
Nancy Sullivan is 56 (“Drake & Josh,” “The Amanda Show”)
The late Julie Adams (1926 – 2019)...she would have been 98 (”Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “Murder, She Wrote”)
The late Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) (“Gilda,” “Cover Girl”)
The late Margot Kidder (1948 – 2018) …she would have been 77 (Played Lois Lane in the original “Superman” series, “The Amityville Horror,” “The L Word”)
The late Irene Ryan (1902-1973) (‘Granny’ on “The Beverly Hillbillies”)
The late Andy Whitfield (1971-2011) …he would have been 54 (“Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” “Gabriel”) (He died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.)