'Diff'rent Strokes' dad Conrad Bain dies at age 89; co-star Todd Bridges calls him 'father figure'. Conrad Bain, the actor who played the father figure on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, has died, a friend of the Bain family confirmed to FOX411. Bain died of natural causes Monday night in Livermore, Calif., at the age of 89. His daughter Jennifer told TMZ: He was an amazing person.
Woodward Dream Cruise. Annual World Famous Car Cruise on Woodward Ave just north of Detroit, MI. The Woodward Dream Cruise â WDC â is the World's Most Popular Car Cruise and largest one-day automotive event. It is held annually the 3rd Saturday of August on Woodward Avenue just north of Detroit in Michigan, USA. Official Date: August 20, 2016. Saturday, 9 am to 9 pm.
In many situations in the past, ships have been able to adhere to their scheduled embarkation and disembarkation dates, and get out to sea before the storm gets too close to land. But there are rare cases when a cruise must be cancelled. In 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall just south of Miami on a Monday morning. Because the safest place for a ship is at sea and away from the storm, the cruise lines delayed the return of all ships due in to Miami on Sunday, the day before the storm, and again on the Monday when the storm came ashore.