Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 8

Posted October 8, 2008, 4:04 am


Today is Wednesday, October 8, the 282nd day of 2008. There are 84 days left in the year.

On October 8, 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey for murder in the death of the son of Charles A. Lindbergh.

On October 8, 1945, President Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would be shared only with Britain and Canada.

On October 8, 1956, Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series to date as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5, 2-0.

Today's Birthdays: Entertainment reporter Rona Barrett is 72. Actor Paul Hogan is 69. Reverend Jesse Jackson is 67. Comedian Chevy Chase is 65.  TV personality Sarah Purcell is 60. Actress Sigourney Weaver is 59. Rhythm-and-blues singer Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang) is 58. Comedian Darrell Hammond is 53. Actress Stephanie Zimbalist is 52.  Actress Emily Procter (CSI: Miami) is 40.

Picture of the Day: USS J.F.K. docking in Malta




© 2006-2012. Growing Bolder Media Group. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.