Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 5

Posted October 5, 2008, 5:55 am


Today is Sunday, Oct. 5, the 279th day of 2008. There are 87 days left in the year.

On Oct. 5, 1947, President Truman delivered the first televised White House address. Speaking on the world food crisis, Truman called on Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry and eggs on Thursdays.

Today's Birthdays: "Family Circus" cartoonist Bil Keane is 86. Actress Glynis Johns is 85. Comedian Bill Dana is 84. Singer-musician Steve Miller is 65. Actress Karen Allen is 57. Writer-producer-director Clive Barker is 56. Rock musician David Bryson (Counting Crows) is 54. Rock singer and famine-relief organizer Bob Geldof is 54. Actor Guy Pearce is 41.

Picture of the Day:  Proud Mother



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