Picture of the Day and B'days for March 11

Posted March 10, 2009, 9:09 pm


Today is Tuesday, March 11, the 70th day of 2009. There are 295 days left in the year.

On March 11, 1888, the famous "Blizzard of '88" began inundating the northeastern United States, resulting in some 400 deaths.

On March 11, 1957, Charles Van Doren's 14-week run on the rigged NBC game show "Twenty-One" ended as he was "defeated" by attorney Vivienne Nearing; Van Doren's take was $129,000

Today's Birthdays: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is 78. ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 75. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is 73.  Singer Bobby McFerrin is 59. Movie director Jerry Zucker is 59. Actress Susan Richardson (Eight is Enough)  is 57.  Actress Alex Kingston is 46.  Singer Lisa Loeb is 41.  Actor Terrence Howard is 40.

Listen to the GB Radio Show interview with Sam Donaldson

Picture of the Day:
This is one of the latest works by the mysterious London street artist Banksy. His work is usually satirical, making a comment about capitalist society. Most, although potentially very valuable, are quickly deemed graffiti and painted over or sprayed off by city crews.  Image Source



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