Picture of the Day & B'Days for Jan. 3

Posted January 3, 2009, 1:00 am in News


Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. There are 362 days left in the year.

On Jan. 3, 1924, English explorer Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.

On Jan. 3, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the March of Dimes.

On Jan. 3, 1962, Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

On Jan. 3, 1970, the song, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" from the soundtrack of the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, becomes BJ Thomas' first No. 1 hit.

On Jan. 3, 1990, Panama's Gen. Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking.

Today's birthdays: British music producer Sir George Martin is 83. Actor Robert Loggia is 78. Canadian hockey player Bobby Hull is 70. Musician Stephen Stills is 64. Led Zeppelin bass guitarist and keyboardist John Paul Jones is 63. Actress Victoria Principal ("Dallas") is 59. Actor and director Mel Gibson is 53. Seven-time Formula One driver Michael Schumacher is 40.

Picture of the Day: Say cheese! Famed nature photographer Miguel Lasa captures this snowy critter putting his best face forward.




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