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October 30, 2009
This Day In History: Oct. 30:
1534: The English parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church. 1938: Radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, starring Orson Welles, caused nationwide panic among listeners. 1953: Gen. George C. Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize for originating the Marshall Plan. 1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire,to regain his world heavyweight title. -- from Infoplease website
Famous birthdays today (besides yours): U.S. President John Adams, 1735; Poet Ezra Pound, 1885; Actress Ruth Gordon, 1896; Singer Grace Slick, 1939; Singer Otis Williams of The Temptations, 1941; Actor Henry Winkler, 1945; Bassist Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles, 1947; Actor Harry Hamlin, 1951; Actor Michael Beach ("Soul Food," "Third Watch"), 1963; Singer-guitarist Gavin Rossdale of Bush and Institute, 1967; Actor Jack Plotnick ("Reno 911!"), 1968; "Cash Cab" host Ben Bailey, 1970; Country singer Kassidy Osborn of SHeDAISY, 1976; Actor Tequan Richmond ("Everybody Hates Chris"), 1992. -- from Infoplease and Yahoo!News websites
Posted by Lynn at October 30, 2009 10:58 AM