Picture of the Day and Birthdays for August 9

Posted August 8, 2008, 8:04 pm

Today is Saturday, August 9, the 222nd day of 2008. There are 144 days left in the year.

August 9, 1969 - U.S. actress Sharon Tate and four other people are found murdered in her Los Angeles home. Cult leader Charles Manson and his disciples are later convicted.

Todays Birthdays: Former baseball manager Ralph Houk is 89. Comedian-director David Steinberg is 66. Boxing Hall-of-Famer Ken Norton is 65. Actor Sam Elliott is 64. Singer Barbara Mason is 61. Actress Melanie Griffith is 51. Actress Amanda Bearse ("Married...With Children") is 50.Ð ' Singer Whitney Houston is 45. "Today" co-host Hoda Kotb is 44.Ð ' Football player Deion Sanders is 41. Actress Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files") is 40. Actor Eric Bana ("The Hulk," "Troy") is 40.

Picture of the Day: The good old days. A gas station owners attempt at complete transparency. Where every penny of the 20-cent per gallon gas price goes.