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This Dave in History August 19

08-19-1985: Dave takes his bullhorn to a seventh-floor window and disrupts a prime-time edition of the "Today Show," which is taping outside: "Attention, this is Lawrence Grossman, President of NBC News, and I'm not wearing pants." Bryant Gumbel is not amused, as his co-host Jane Pauley is distracted trying to conduct a very important interview via satellite with "Miami Vice" stars Don Johnson and that other guy.

08-19-1992: Top Ten Reasons Wayne Newton Went Bankrupt - 8. On a whim decided to see how much cash he could eat. 4. Briefly dated Marla Maples.

08-19-1993: Paul Shaffer guests on "Later with Bob Costas," promoting his new CD "The World's Most Dangerous Party."

08-19-1994: All night long: Howard Safer from the NYC Fire Department blasts stuff with a high-pressure fire hose. Items include 200 decks of cards, a toy village, a wedding cake, a pyramid of beer cans, and, finally, Dave.

08-19-1994: Marv Albert rolls a tape of wacky sports bloopers.

08-19-1994: Tony Randall is awarded a bike honoring his weeks worth of mud-covered Woodstock-themed appearances on the Late Show.

08-19-1994: Whoopi Goldberg reveals her Woodstock tattoo and later helps blast stuff on 53rd street with a fire hose.

08-19-1996: Dave works out with Olympic tough guy Dan O'Brian.

08-19-1996: Gerry Mulligan demonstrates how the Macarena is supposed to be done.

08-19-1996: Top Ten Chapter Titles in President Clinton's Book - 6. My Favorite Positions -- On Issues That Is.

08-19-1997: "Compare It to Meatloaf" and "Travel Souvenirs" bits.

08-19-1997: "New Golf Commentary" bit.

08-19-1997: Top Ten Rejected Slogans for the Rolling Stones' Tour - 10. Honky-Tonk Women and Grumpy Old Men.

08-19-1999: For the new "Who Wants To Be a Billionaire?" trivia contest, no phone number is given.

08-19-1999: Kathy Mavrikakis calls from upstairs, gives the answer to the trivia question, and hangs up on Dave.

08-19-1999: Know Your Current Events: Louise from Sweden plays Know Your Baldwin Brothers. Later, Biff brings "drinks" to the 2 Swedish audience women.

08-19-1999: Top Ten Common Responses to the Question "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?"

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