Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 4

Posted October 4, 2008, 4:47 am

Susan Sarandon

Today is Saturday, Oct. 4, the 278th day of 2008. There are 88 days left in the year.

On October 4, 1957, Jimmy Hoffa was elected president of the Teamsters Union.

On October 4, 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood, Calif., hotel room.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Felicia Farr is 76.  Author Anne Rice is 67. Actress Lori Saunders ("Petticoat Junction") is 67. Actress Susan Sarandon is 62. Actor Armand Assante is 59.  Producer Russell Simmons is 51. Singer Jon Secada is 47. Actor Liev Schreiber is 41.

Picture of the Day: Moraine Lake in Banff National Park,  Alberta, Canada.





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