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Morning Start: Mr. Potato Head

Your morning start for Monday, June 20
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Good morning Okanagan! Hope you had a great weekend! Let’s get your day in the O-K started!

Fun Fact: Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on television! The toy was invented in 1952.

On this day

In 1867, U.S. President Andrew Johnson purchases Alaska.

In 1980, The Blues Brothers is released in theatres.

In 2017, actor Daniel Day-Lewis announces his retirement from acting.

National holidays

Today is National Ice Cream Soda Day, National Take Your Cat to Work Day, National Vanilla Milkshake Day, World Productivity Day, and Bald Eagle Appreciation Day.

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Celebrity birthdays

If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actress Nicole Kidman (54), singer Lionel Richie (73), actor John Goodman (70), and actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse (33).

Have a great Monday everyone!


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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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