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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1788 – Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia (More info) 1961 – President John F. Kennedy appoints Janet Travell as his personal physician, making her the first woman in history to hold the post (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip (More info) 1950 – In what would come to be called the Great Brinks Robbery, thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston (More info)

With apologies to Purdue, Western Michigan, North Carolina State, and Louisville fans, last night's ho-hum who cares college football bowl schedule brought us the Little Caesar's Bowl and the Belk(?) Bowl.

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1773 – In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in what would come to be known as the Boston Tea Party (More info) 1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China and kills an estimated 200,000 (More info)

Well, boys and girls, last week we were dissing Santa, this week some folks are stealing cars.

As expected, 'Mad Men' and 'Modern Family' were among the top series nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmys, announced early Thursday morning. 'Mad Men' picked up an impressive 19 nominations, the most of any drama series, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Leading Actor (Jon Hamm), Outstanding Leading Actress (Elisabeth Moss) and Outstanding Supporting Actress (Christina Hendricks).

There are days that have me struggling over what to post.  Which story will capture attention?  What's newsworthy, and what's happening that is fun?  When I stumbled upon this, it probably fits into the "none of the above" category, but I've decided to go ahead and share it anyway. Pac-Man maybe headed to television as a reality/gameshow!  How will this work?  I'll let Deadline.com fill