Picture of the Day and B'days for March 12

Posted March 11, 2009, 10:01 pm


Today is Thursday, March 12, the 71st day of 2009. There are 294 days left in the year.

On March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low of Savannah, Ga., founded the Girl Guides, which later became the Girl Scouts of America.

On March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 radio "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's economic crisis.

On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman established what became known as the "Truman Doctrine" to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism.

On March 12, 1969, Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in London.

Today's Birthdays: Playwright Edward Albee is 81. Actress Barbara Feldon is 76. Singer Al Jarreau is 69. Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 63. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is 62. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 61. Actor Jon Provost (Timmy on "Lassie") is 59. Author Carl Hiaasen is 56. Actor Aaron Eckhart is 41.

Picture of the Day: Go ahead-swim a lap. According to Guinness World Records, the man-made saltwater pool at the San Alfonso del Mar resort at Algarrobo, Chile is the largest swimming pool in the world. It's more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water. The pool uses a computer-controlled suction and filtration system to keep fresh seawater in permanent circulation, drawing it in from the ocean at one end and pumping it out at the other.  It took 5 years and $2 billion to build.


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