Picture of the Day and B'day for March 8

Posted March 6, 2009, 3:57 pm


Today is Sunday, March 8, the 67th day of 2009. There are 298 days left in the year.

On March 8, 1962, The Beatles made their TV debut on the BBC program "Teenager's Turn." They performed a cover of Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby."

On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines were brought in to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang.

On March 8,  1970, Diana Ross performed her first solo concert after leaving The Supremes, in Framingham, Massachusetts.

On March 8, 1998: New York Yankees baseball star Joe DiMaggio died in Hollywood, Fla., at age 84

Today's Birthdays: Actress Sue Ane Langdon is 73. Baseball player-turned-author Jim Bouton is 70. Actress Lynn Redgrave is 66. Actor-director Micky Dolenz (Monkees) is 64.  NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 50. Actor Aidan Quinn is 50. NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 50. Actress Camryn Manheim is 48.

Picture of the Day. All he needs is the jelly.



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