1- Whitney Houston turns 47 today.
2-Canadian hockey player, Brett Hull turns 46 today.
3- The Sistine Chapel first opened today in 1493.
4-In 1988, Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history, upsetting many Canadians that some considered him a “traitor” to his home country.
5-Bernie Mac died 2 years ago today.