Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 6

Posted October 5, 2008, 8:32 pm


Today is Monday, Oct. 6, the 280th day of 2008. There are 86 days left in the year.

On Oct. 6, 1927, the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of "The Jazz Singer," a movie starring Al Jolson that featured both silent and sound-synchronized scenes.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Britt Ekland is 66. Impressionist Fred Travalena is 66. Singer Millie Small ( My Boy Lolipop) is 62. Rock singer-musician David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) is 54. Actress Elisabeth Shue is 45.

Picture of the Day: Operation Migration is a non-profit organization that uses ultra light aircraft to return migrating Whooping cranes to eastern North America.




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