Today Is National ‘Duran Duran Appreciation Day’

August 10th is the 222nd day of the year. There are 143 days remaining until the end of the year. But, it's also National Duran Duran Appreciation Day!
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Today is World Lion Day, National Duran Duran Appreciation Day, National Lazy Day and National S’mores Day
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-- On this date in 1948, Candid Camera premiered

-- On this date in 1977, David Berkowitz was arrested and accused of being New York's "Son of Sam" gunman. He was responsible for six random slayings and seven woundings. Berkowitz is serving six consecutive terms of 25 years to life in state prison ..

-- On this date in 1981, The head of John Walsh's son was found leading to the television series America's Most Wanted.

-- On this date in 1985, Michael Jackson paid $47.5 million for the catalog of the Beatles' copyrights, which included 251 songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

- On this date in 1995, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with eleven counts of murder in the Oklahoma City bombing

-- On this date in 2002, Lisa Marie Presley married Nicolas Cage at a resort in Hawaii. The marriage was Presley's third. She was married previously to musician Danny Keough and pop star Michael Jackson. Cage filed for a divorce four months later

-- On this date in 2004, Scott Peterson's mistress, Amber Frey, testified in Laci Peterson's murder trial. She told jurors her first date with him began at a Karaoke bar and ended with them having sex. She claims they were set up on a blind date and that she had no idea he was married

-- On this date in 2005, Kobe Bryant's accuser filed a civil suit against him. The woman's attorneys asked for a jury trial and damages of at least $75,000.

-- On this date in 2008, American swimmer Michael Phelps won the first of his record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics by winning the 400-meter individual medley in 4:03.84. He smashed his own world record.

-- On this date in 2008, Isaac Hayes died

-- On this date in 2009, The daughter of Cher, Chastity Bono, was set to undergo a sex change to become a man.

-- On this date in 2010, Snooki slammed Barack Obama for saying he never heard of her. She said, "I know he knows who I am. Why did he have to lie and say he didn't know me? He did say Snooki and JWoww about the tanning stuff and now he doesn't know who I am? He has to stop lying."