I graduated high school in 2006…but that’s not why you called.
- NASA launched the first space mission to Pluto.
- Twitter was founded and launched.
- No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock became the most expensive painting, selling for $140 .million
- Former Iraq president Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging.
- Actor Peter Boyle passed away at the age of 71.
And this is what we saw from the worlds of Movies, Music, and Sports!
Movies
Comedy
Borat, Grandma’s Boy, The Break-Up, The Devil Wears Prada, Idiocracy, John Tucker Must Die, Little Miss Sunshine, Beerfest, Benchwarmers, A Good Year, Nacho Libre, Accepted, Employee of the Month, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, You, Me and Dupree, The Pink Panther, Clerks II, Man of the Year, AND…
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Action/Thriller
Superman Returns, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, X-Men: The Last Stand, Deja Vu, Crank, Mission Impossible III, The Prestige, Inside Man, Running Scared, Lucky Number Slevin, Children of Men, Miami Vice, The Sentinel, The Marine, The Illusionist, Underworld: Evolution, Smokin’ Aces, 16 Blocks, Snakes on a Plane, The Da Vinci Code, Apocalypto, Poseidon, Silent Hill, The Good Shepard, The Hills Have Eyes, AND…
Casino Royale
Drama
Babel, The Lake House, Pans Labyrinth, The Pursuit of Happiness, Children of Men, The Queen, United 93, The Lives of Others, The Fountain, Rescue Dawn, Blood Diamond, The Black Dahlia, Invincible, The Last King of Scotland, Tristan & Isolde, Lady in the Water, Marie Antoinette, Gridiron Gang, The Last Kiss, Find Me Guilty, We Are Marshall, The Nativity Story, Candy, Flyboys, Rocky Balboa, AND…
The Departed
Animated
Happy Feet, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Over the Hedge, Open Season, The Ant Bully, A Scanner Darkly, Monster House, Curious George, The Wild, Barnyard, AND…
Cars
The 79th Academy Awards
Best Actor
- Leonardo Dicaprio, Blood Diamond
- Peter O’Toole, Venus
- Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
- Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happiness
- Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland – Winner
Best Supporting Actor
- Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
- Djimon Honsou, Blood Diamond
- Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls
- Mark Whalberg, The Departed
- Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine – Winner
Best Actress
- Kate Winslet, Little Children
- Penelope Cruz, Volver
- Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
- Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
- Helen Mirren, The Queen – Winner
Best Supporting Actress
- Adriana Barraza, Babel
- Cate Blanchet, Notes on a Scandal
- Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
- Rinko Kikuchi, Babel
- Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls – Winner
Best Picture
- Little Miss Sunshine
- The Queen
- Babel
- Letters of Iwo Jima
- The Departed – Winner
Music
Rock Albums
Hip Hop Albums
Pop Albums
Billboard Year-End Top 25
- “Bad Day” – Daniel Powter
- “Temperature” – Sean Paul
- “Promiscuous” – Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
- “You’re Beautiful” – James Blunt
- “Hips Don’t Lie” – Shakira feat Wyclef Jean
- “Unwritten” – Natasha Bedingfield
- “Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley
- “Ridin” – Chamillionaire
- “SexyBack” – Justin Timberlake feat Timbaland
- “Check on It”- Beyonce
- “Be Without You” – Mary J. Blige
- “Grillz” – Nelly, Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp
- “Over My Head (Cable Car)” – The Fray
- “Me & U” – Cassie
- “Buttons” – Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg
- “Run It!” – Chris Brown feat Juelz Santana
- “So Sick” – Ne-Yo
- “It’s Goin’ Down” – Yung Joc feat. Nitti
- “SOS” – Rihanna
- “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” – Panic! at the Disco
- “Move Along” – The All-American Rejects
- “London Bridge” – Fergie
- “Dani California” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- “Snap Yo Fingers” – Lil Jon feat E-40 and Sean Paul
- “Lean wit It, Rock wit It” – Dem Franchize Boyz
Sports
Baseball
League Leaders:
Offensive:
Average: Joe Mauer (MIN) – .347
Hits: Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) – 224
Home Runs: Ryan Howard (PHI) – 58
RBI: Ryan Howard (PHI) – 149
OPS: Albert Pujols (STL) – 1.102
Stolen Bases: Jose Reyes (NYM) – 64
Pitching:
Wins: Johan Santana (MIN) & Chien-Ming Wang (NYY) – 19
Strikeouts: Johan Santana (MIN) – 245
Complete Games: Aaron Harang (CIN) & CC Sabathia (CLE) – 6
Shutouts: Chris Carpenter (STL) – 3
Saves: Francisco Rodriguez (LAA) – 47
MVP:
AL – Justin Morneau (MIN)
NL – Ryan Howard (PHI)
CY Young
AL – Johan Santana (MIN)
NL – Brandon Webb (AZ)
Rookie of the Year
AL – Justin Verlander (DET)
NL – Hanley Ramirez (FLA)
World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers (4-1)
Basketball
NCAA
Final Four:
(3) Florida, (2) UCLA, (11) George Mason, and (4) LSU
National Championship
(3) Florida over (2) UCLA 73-57
NBA
League Leaders
Points Per Game: Kobe Bryant (LAL) – 35.4
Rebounds Per Game: Kevin Garnett (BOS) – 12.7
Assists Per Game: Steve Nash (PHX) – 10.5
All-NBA Team
Kobe Bryant (LAL)
Lebron James (CLE)
Steve Nash (PHX)
Dirk Nowitzki (DAL)
Shaquille O’Neal (MIA)
MVP: Steve Nash (PHX)
Rookie of the Year: Chris Paul (NO)
NBA Finals: Miami Heat over Dallas Mavericks (4-2)
Football
NCAA
Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida
National Championship
Florida over Ohio State 41-14 in the Fiesta Bowl
NFL
League Leaders
Passing Yards: Drew Brees (NO) – 4,418
Passing Touchdowns: Peyton Manning (IND) – 31
Passer Rating: Peyton Manning (IND) – 101.0
Rushing Yards: LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) – 1,815
Rushing Touchdowns: LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) – 28
Receiving Yards: Chad Johnson (CIN) – 1,369
Receptions: Andre Johnson (HOU) – 103
Receiving Touchdowns Terrell Owens (DAL) – 13
AP MVP
LaDainian Tomlinson (SD)
Super Bowl
This…
And then…Indianapolis Colts over Chicago Bears 29-17
Hockey
League Leaders
Goals: Jonathan Cheechoo – 57
Assists: Joe Thornton (BOS/SJ) – 96
Points: Joe Thornton (BOS/SJ) – 125
Hart Memorial Trophy
Joe Thornton (BOS/SJ)
Stanley Cup:
Carolina Hurricanes over Edmonton Oilers (4-3)
Great reead
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