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Friday, March 26, 2010

On this day in...


On this day in...
1942 – World War II: In Poland, Auschwitz receives its first female prisoners.
1976 – Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment.
1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C..
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies found in the Heaven's Gate cult suicides.
1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.

Births
1874 – Robert Frost, American poet (d. 1963)
1930 – Sandra Day O'Connor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
1940 – James Caan, American actor
1940 – Nancy Pelosi, American politician and 60th Speaker of the House
1943 – Bob Woodward, American journalist
1944 – Diana Ross, American singer (Supremes)
1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer (Aerosmith)
1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress and singer
1950 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer (d. 2010)
1957 – Leeza Gibbons, American television host
1959 – Chris Hansen, American reporter and correspondent
1960 – Marcus Allen, American football player
1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress
1962 – John Stockton, American basketball player
1968 – Kenny Chesney, American singer
1976 – Amy Smart, American actress
1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress

Great list of birthdays today. I say that a lot but today its definitely true. You've got legendary singers, actors, journalists and athletes. Its hard to pick out a highlight out of all these great characters but I'm going with Chris Hansen and the short lived phenomenon which was "To Catch A Predator." Here's one of the most memorable moments - the naked guy.

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