On This Day:

Thursday, July 29, 2010: On this day in 1958 President Eisenhower signed a bill creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to direct US space policy.

Today is “National Chili Dog Day,” which celebrates the chili dog as one of America’s favorite summertime foods.

On this day in 1981 nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, a young English schoolteacher.  Married in a grand ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in the presence of 2,650 guests, the couple’s romance was for the moment the envy of the world.  Their first child, Prince William was born in 1982, and their second, Prince Harry, in 1984. 

Did You Know?

Did you know that if you want to lose weight, you should put a bowl of green apples, bananas or after-dinner mints on your table? Why? Studies from the Smell and Taste Research Foundation in Chicago found that when overweight people whiffed one of those scents before each meal, they lost an average of 60 pounds over six months!