Lawrence Kasdan-Star Wars: The Force Awakens was co-written by Lawrence Kasdan, the same man who wrote The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
3804 1914 Alcohol Party-When the US navy banned alcohol on ships in July 1914, they held one last massive party and invited ships from several nations to help drink the last of the booze. Many of the participants in the party would become enemies weeks later when WWI broke out.
4271 Sigourney Weaver-Sigourney Weaver’s performance in Aliens earned her a nomination for the Best Actress Academy Award, one of the first ever nominations for an actress in an action or science fiction movie.
722Liam Neeson
1747 Rice, maize, and wheat
3592 James Risner-During the Korean war, pilot James Risner chased a Russian MiG pilot back to his base in China and while flying between hangars and avoiding anti-aircraft fire, he shot it down into parked fighters.
3177 Electric Vehicles-Electric vehicles predate the model T, and in the year 1900, comprised 38% of cars on the road.
3190 Smell-Loss of smell is a stronger predictor of imminent death than the diagnosis of cancer, heart disease, or lung disease.
801Simo Hayha
3151 Carrie Fisher-Carrie Fisher was addicted to cocaine and survived an overdose during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back.
