UPI Almanac for Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007.

UPI almanac for Friday, Dec. 15, 2006.

WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) -- The Federal Communications Commission has launched the biggest federal investigation into U.S. radio corruption since the congressional payola hearings of 1960.

Today is Thursday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2005 with 16 to follow.

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 15, the 350th day of 2004 with 16 to follow.

Today is Monday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2003 with 16 to follow.

Today's birthdays include Vic Ames of the Ames Brothers, who was born in 1924; Jill Jackson, "Paula" of Paul and Paula, in 1942 (age 61); Joe Cocker in 1944 (age 59); Cher in 1946 (age 57)...

Today's birthdays include band leader-saxophonist Georgie Auld, born in 1919; Peter Townshend of the Who, who was born in 1945 (age 58); AC-DC's Phil Rudd in 1946 (age 57); Greg Herbert and Jerry Hyman, both with Blood Sweat and Tears, both in 1947 (age 5

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