Born: March 26, 1930
A mother of three from Arizona, Sandra Day O'Connor is best-known as as the first female Supreme Court Justice.

Today is Thursday, September 25th. Today's birthdays include Barbara Walters who turns 79. On this day in 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about her husband's Alzheimer's. O'Connor told senators that the disease takes a "staggering toll" on families and more research dollars and treatment options.