“But tonight, our little project, our company had a very big night– a very, very big night. But it wasn’t complete, wasn’t nearly close to being in the same vicinity as complete, because I couldn’t share it with you. I couldn’t hear your voice or laugh about it with you. I miss my… I miss my wife…… We live in a cynical world, a cynical world and we work in a business of tough competitors. I love you. You… complete me…. And I just had…”

“Shut up. Just shut up. You had me at hello.”

You think you might have grown more cynical as you’ve gotten older. You think you might not like “Jerry Maguire” as much as you did when it came out today in 1996. You would though, cuz nobody is that cynical. I mean, how can you not like this?

It was today in 2003 that Operation Red Dawn came to an end when Saddam Hussein was pulled from a spider-hole in ad-Dawr, Iraq. Hussein and his regime were responsible for the deaths of up to 200,000 civilians. And yes, the operation was named after the 1984 Patrick Swayze flick of the same name.

Today in 1545 began the Council of Trent. It was an Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church that convened for 25 sessions over 18 years it Italy. It was a time of reformation in the church and the council ended up specifying Catholic doctrine on salvation, the sacraments, and the biblical canon. That’s all. It’s not like they were trying to figure out a college football playoff or anything.

Tonight in 1990, “Cheers” ran it’s 207th episode, “Woody Interruptus.” The episode won director James Burrows and Emmy and introduced us to Henri, the ladies man who Woody’s girlfriend Kelly brought back from France with her. “Woooooody…. I’m going to steal your girlfriend.”

Charles Woodson became the first and only defensive player to ever win the Heisman Trophy today in 1997.

Happy Birthday to Taylor Swift. She’s got a pretty remarkable catalogue for being just 23. Her top five:

1. Love Story

2. Ours

3. You Belong With Me

4. Tim McGraw

5. Back To December

— Bill Hubbell