Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 19

Posted October 19, 2008, 6:24 am

John Lithgow

Today is Sunday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2008. There are 73 days left in the year.

In 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value.

Today's Birthdays: Artist Peter Max is 71. Actor Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) is 68. Actor John Lithgow is 63. Singer Jeannie C. Riley ("Harper Valley PTA.") is 63. TV host Ty Pennington ("Extreme Makeover: Home Edition") is 44. Actor Jon Favreau is 42. Presidential daughter Amy Carter is 41.

Picture of the Day:
Bruce Mozert's Underwater World.
Mozert is the man who invented the underwater camera housing and the pioneer who took Hollywood underwater. He shot everything from Tarzan to Sea Hunt and along the way helped make Jayne Mansfield a star. Click on the first photo for a Picture of the Day Bonus: A GB Exclusive Video on Bruce Mozert.