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October 30th - The War of the Worlds Radio Play causes Panic in 1938


Today is Tuesday, Oct. 30, the 304th day of 2012. There are 62 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 30, 1912, Vice President James S. Sherman, running for a second term of office with President William Howard Taft, died six days before Election Day. (Sherman was replaced with Nicholas Murray Butler, but Taft, the Republican candidate, ended up losing in an Electoral College landslide to Democrat Woodrow Wilson.)

On this date:
In 1735, the second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in Braintree, Mass.
In 1893, the U.S. Senate gave final congressional approval to repealing the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890.
In 1921, the silent film classic "The Sheik," starring Rudolph Valentino, premiered in Los Angeles.
In 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS.
In 1944, the Martha Graham ballet "Appalachian Spring," with music by Aaron Copland, premiered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., with Graham in a leading role.
In 1945, the U.S. government announced the end of shoe rationing, effective at midnight.
In 1953, Gen. George C. Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Albert Schweitzer received the Peace Prize for 1952.
In 1961, the Soviet Union tested a hydrogen bomb, the "Tsar Bomba," with a force estimated at about 50 megatons. The Soviet Party Congress unanimously approved a resolution ordering the removal of Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb.
In 1972, 45 people were killed when an Illinois Central Gulf commuter train was struck from behind by another train in Chicago's South Side.
In 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire (zah-EER'), known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," to regain his world heavyweight title.
In 1985, schoolteacher-astronaut Christa McAuliffe witnessed the launch of the space shuttle Challenger, the same craft that carried her and six other crew members to their deaths in January 1986.
In 1997, a jury in Cambridge, Mass., convicted British au pair Louise Woodward of second-degree murder in the death of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen. (The judge, Hiller B. Zobel, later reduced the verdict to manslaughter and set Woodward free.)

Ten years ago: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's broad-based coalition collapsed when Cabinet ministers from the moderate Labor Party resigned in a dispute over funding for Jewish settlements. Walter Mondale returned to politics as Minnesota Democrats approved the former vice president as a fill-in for the late Sen. Paul Wellstone less than a week before the election. (However, Mondale ended up losing to Republican Norm Coleman.) Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell), a rapper with the Run-D.M.C. hip-hop group, was killed in a shooting in New York; was 37.

Five years ago: Democrats Barack Obama and John Edwards sharply challenged Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's candor, consistency and judgment in a televised debate in Philadelphia. Singer-actor Robert Goulet died at a Los Angeles hospital at age 73.

One year ago: Britian's Sunday Telegraph published an interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who warned that a western intervention in Syria would lead to an "earthquake" that "would burn the whole region." Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's campaign denied a Politico report that he'd been twice accused of sexual harassment while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Dick Gautier is 75. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 75. Actor Ed Lauter is 74. Rock singer Grace Slick is 73. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 71. Actor Henry Winkler is 67. Rock musician Chris Slade (Asia) is 66. Country/rock musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 65. Actor Leon Rippy is 63. Actor Harry Hamlin is 61. Actor Charles Martin Smith is 59. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 58. Actor Kevin Pollak is 55. Actor Michael Beach is 49. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 45. Actor Jack Plotnick is 44. Comedian Ben Bailey is 42. Actress Nia Long is 42. Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) (sh-DAY'-zee) is 36. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal is 34. Actor Matthew Morrison is 34. Actor Shaun Sipos (SEE'-pohs) is 31. Actress Janel (juh-NEHL') Parrish is 24. Actor Tequan Richmond ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 20.

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Today is Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2013. There are 62 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. (The live drama, which employed fake breaking news reports, panicked some listeners who thought the portrayal of a Martian invasion was real.)

One year ago: New York's subways remained shut down, and much of Manhattan was still without power, in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Rescuers and staff at a New York City hospital were hailed as heroes for working through the night to evacuate nearly 300 patients, floor-by-floor, after the hospital lost generator power at the height of the storm. Entering the final week of a hard-fought battle for the White House, President Barack Obama stayed off the campaign trail, while Republican Mitt Romney spoke of the needs of storm survivors rather than bashing his rival.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Dick Gautier is 76. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 76. Rock singer Grace Slick is 74. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 72. Actor Henry Winkler is 68. Broadcast journalist Andrea Mitchell is 67. Rock musician Chris Slade (Asia) is 67. Country/rock musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 66. Actor Leon Rippy is 64. Actor Harry Hamlin is 62. Actor Charles Martin Smith is 60. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 59. Actor Kevin Pollak is 56. Actor Michael Beach is 50. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 46. Actor Jack Plotnick is 45. Comedian Ben Bailey is 43. Actress Nia Long is 43. Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) (sh-DAY'-zee) is 37. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal is 35. Actor Matthew Morrison is 35. Actor Shaun Sipos (SEE'-pohs) is 32. Actress Janel (juh-NEHL') Parrish is 25. Actor Tequan Richmond ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 21.

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Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2014. There are 62 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire (zah-EER'), known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," to regain his world heavyweight title.

Ten years ago: The decapitated body of a 24-year-old Japanese backpacker (Shosei Koda) was found wrapped in an American flag in northwestern Baghdad; the militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi later claimed responsibility. Grateful fans embraced the World Series champion Boston Red Sox, hailing the team as heroes during a jubilant parade. Actress-dancer Peggy Ryan died in Las Vegas at age 80.

Five years ago: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was confronted by Pakistanis as she ended a tense three-day tour of the country, chastised by one woman who said a U.S. program using aerial drones to target terrorists amounted to "executions without trial." Michelle Triola Marvin, who'd fought a landmark "palimony" case in the 1970s against former lover Lee Marvin, died in Malibu, Calif., at age 76.

One year ago: President Barack Obama claimed "full responsibility" for fixing his administration's troubled health insurance website, while on Capitol Hill, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius apologized to frustrated people trying to sign up, declaring that she was accountable for the failures but also defending the historic health care overhaul. The government said the deficit for the 2013 budget year totaled $680.3 billion, down from $1.09 trillion in 2012. The Boston Red Sox romped to their third World Series championship in 10 seasons, thumping the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 at Fenway.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Dick Gautier is 77. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 77. Rock singer Grace Slick is 75. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 75. Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 73. Actress Joanna Shimkus is 71. Actor Henry Winkler is 69. Broadcast journalist Andrea Mitchell is 68. Rock musician Chris Slade (Asia) is 68. Country/rock musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 67. Actor Leon Rippy is 65. Actor Harry Hamlin is 63. Actor/director Charles Martin Smith is 61. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 60. Actor Kevin Pollak is 57. Actor Michael Beach is 51. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 47. Actor Jack Plotnick is 46. Comedian Ben Bailey is 44. Actress Nia Long is 44. Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) (sh-DAY'-zee) is 38. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal is 36. Actor Matthew Morrison is 36. Actor Shaun Sipos (SEE'-pohs) is 33. Ivanka Trump is 33. Actress Janel (juh-NEHL') Parrish is 26. Actor Tequan Richmond is 22.

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Today is Friday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2015. There are 62 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 30, 1965, the miniskirt had its "coming out," of sorts. British model Jean Shrimpton scandalized onlookers by showing up for Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, in a white, sleeveless shift dress that had a hem four inches above her knees. (Shrimpton was also criticized for not wearing a hat, gloves or stockings to such a formal occasion.)

Ten years ago: The body of Rosa Parks arrived at the U.S. Capitol, where the civil rights icon became the first woman to lie in honor in the Rotunda; President George W. Bush and congressional leaders paused to lay wreaths by her casket. Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and manager Al Lopez died in Tampa, Florida, at age 97.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama implored voters to resist a Republican tide, warning that if the GOP prevailed in midterm elections, all the progress of his first two years in office could be "rolled back." Comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart headlined a "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" in Washington attended by tens of thousands. The Texas Rangers beat San Francisco 4-2, cutting the Giants' World Series edge to 2-1.

One year ago: Israel closed all access to Jerusalem's most sensitive religious site, revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, in a rare move that ratcheted up tensions after the attempted assassination of a Jewish religious activist and the killing of a Palestinian suspect in the case by security forces. Thomas Menino, Boston's longest-serving mayor, died at age 71.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Dick Gautier is 84. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 78. Rock singer Grace Slick is 76. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 74. Actress Joanna Shimkus is 72. Actor Henry Winkler is 70. Broadcast journalist Andrea Mitchell is 69. Rock musician Chris Slade (Asia, AC/DC) is 69. Country/rock musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 68. Actor Leon Rippy is 66. Actor Harry Hamlin is 64. Actor Charles Martin Smith is 62. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 61. Actor Kevin Pollak is 58. Actor Michael Beach is 52. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 50. Actor Jack Plotnick is 47. Comedian Ben Bailey is 45. Actress Nia Long is 45. Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) (sh-DAY'-zee) is 39. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal is 37. Actor Matthew Morrison is 37. Actor Shaun Sipos (SEE'-pohs) is 34. Ivanka Trump is 34. Actress Janel (juh-NEHL') Parrish is 27. Actor Tequan Richmond is 23.

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Today is Sunday, Oct. 30, the 304th day of 2016. There are 62 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 30, 1938, the radio play "The War of the Worlds," starring Orson Welles, aired as part of "The Mercury Theater on the Air" on CBS. (The broadcast, which employed a series of fake news reports about a Martian invasion, was said to have panicked some listeners, although how many has never been definitively established.)

Ten years ago: Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, addressing a campaign rally for California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, told a college audience that young people who didn't study hard might "get stuck in Iraq," prompting harsh Republican criticism; Kerry later said it was a botched joke directed at President George W. Bush's handling of the war. Larry Nelson and Vijay Singh were among five people inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Five years ago: Britain's Sunday Telegraph published an interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who warned that a western intervention in Syria would lead to an "earthquake" that "would burn the whole region." Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's campaign denied a Politico report that he'd been twice accused of sexual harassment while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. (This and other allegations, all denied by Cain, prompted his withdrawal from the White House race.)

One year ago: The United States escalated its fight against the Islamic State in Syria, pledging the first open deployment of military boots on the ground. A fire broke out at a nightclub in Bucharest, Romania, killing 64 people. Character actor Al Molinaro, 96, died in Glendale, Calif. The New York Mets defeated the Kansas City Royals, 9-3, in Game 3 of the World Series, cutting the Royals' lead to 2-1.

Today's Birthdays — Oct. 30: Actor Dick Gautier is 85. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 79. Rock singer Grace Slick is 77. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 77. Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 75. Actress Joanna Shimkus is 73. Actor Henry Winkler is 71. Broadcast journalist Andrea Mitchell is 70. Rock musician Chris Slade (Asia) is 70. Country/rock musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 69. Actor Leon Rippy is 67. Actor Harry Hamlin is 65. Actor Charles Martin Smith is 63. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 62. Actor Kevin Pollak is 59. Actor Michael Beach is 53. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 51. Actor Jack Plotnick is 48. Comedian Ben Bailey is 46. Actor Billy Brown (TV: "How to Get Away With Murder") is 46. Actress Nia Long is 46. Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) (sh-DAY'-zee) is 40. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal is 38. Actor Matthew Morrison is 38. Business executive Ivanka Trump is 35. Actress Fiona Dourif is 35. Actor Shaun Sipos (SEE'-pohs) is 35. Actress Janel (juh-NEHL') Parrish is 28. Actor Tequan Richmond is 24.

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Today is Monday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2017. There are 62 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 30, 1944, the Martha Graham ballet "Appalachian Spring," with music by Aaron Copland, premiered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., with Graham in a leading role.

In 1998, While cracking down on the militant Hamas movement, the Palestinian Authority cabinet ratifies the Wye land-for-peace accord.
In 1999, The last Indonesian troopship sails out of East Timor, ending a bloody 24-year military engagement in the now independent nation.
In 2000, A Spanish Supreme Court judge, his bodyguard and chauffeur are killed and 35 others are injured when a suspected Basque separatist car bomb rocks a busy residential area in the country's south during morning peak hour.
In 2001, The U.S. releases a new list of about 200 individuals it suspects of having links to the September 11 attacks.
In 2001, Ukraine destroys its last nuclear missile silo, fulfilling a pledge to give up the vast nuclear arsenal it inherited after the break-up of the Soviet Union.
In 2002, The Irish Republican Army breaks off negotiations with an independent disarmament commission over talks on scrapping weapons, a key goal of Northern Ireland's four-year-old peace accord. Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell), a rapper with the hip-hop group Run-DMC, was killed in a shooting in New York; was 37.
In 2003, An army of 13,000 U.S. firefighters struggles to contain the worst wildfires in California in years. Twenty people die and thousands of homes are destroyed.
In 2004, Osama bin Laden issues his first videotaped message in more than a year to deride US President George W Bush and warn of possible new September 11-style attacks.
In 2005, A group with possible ties to Kashmir's most feared militants claims responsibility for a series of terrorist bombings that killed 59 people in New Delhi the previous night. The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a 13-year rebuilding project.
In 2006, Three people are killed in Algeria when two truck bombs explode minutes apart at two police stations outside the capital Algiers.
In 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is confronted repeatedly by Pakistanis as she ends a tense three-day tour of the country.
In 2010, Yemeni police arrest a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, reportedly targeted at the U.S.
In 2011, Cricket legend and Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan rails against the government and its alliance with the U.S. before more than 100,000 flag-waving supporters.
In 2013, Israel announces plans to build more than 1500 homes in Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.
In 2014, Sweden is the first European Union member state to officially recognize the State of Palestine. Spy agencies get tough new powers to stop Australians going overseas to fight with terrorist organizations.
In 2015, At least 22 asylum seekers, including 13 children, drown after two boats sink off the Greek islands of Kalymnos and Rhodes. 64 people are killed and more than 147 injured after a fire in a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest.

Ten years ago: Barack Obama and John Edwards sharply challenged Hillary Rodham Clinton on her candor, consistency and judgment in a televised Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia; Clinton largely shrugged off the remarks and defended her positions. Singer-actor Robert Goulet died at a Los Angeles hospital at age 73.

Five years ago: A weakening Superstorm Sandy inched inland across Pennsylvania, leaving behind it a dazed, inundated New York City, a waterlogged Atlantic Coast and a moonscape of disarray and debris; the New York Stock Exchange was closed for a second day from weather, the first time that had happened since the Great Blizzard of 1888. The Walt Disney Co. announced that it would buy Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion, paving the way for a new "Star Wars" trilogy. Australian reality TV show winner Jason Sullivan escapes charges for trespassing at Tom Cruise's Hollywood home.

One year ago: The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life but struck at the nation's cultural identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved landmarks. The Turnbull-led Australian government announces all adult asylum seekers who have tried to reach Australia by boat since mid-2013, including those detained on Manus and Nauru Island, never will be settled in the country. The Chicago Cubs held off Cleveland 3-2 in Game 5 of the World Series, cutting the Indians' lead to 3-2.

Today's Birthdays — Oct. 30: Former MLB pitcher Jim Perry, brother of Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry, is 82. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 80. Rock singer Grace Slick is 78. Songwriter Eddie Holland is 78. Rhythm-and-blues singer Otis Williams (The Temptations) is 76. Actress Joanna Shimkus is 74. Actor Henry Winkler is 72. Broadcast journalist Andrea Mitchell is 71. Rock musician Chris Slade (Asia) is 71. Country/rock musician Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles) is 70. Actor/comedian Garry McDonald is 69. Actor Leon Rippy is 68. Actor Harry Hamlin is 66. Actor Charles Martin Smith is 64. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 63. Actress Juliet Stevenson is 61. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) is 61. Actor Kevin Pollak is 60. Actor Stefan Dennis is 59. Rock singer-musician Jerry De Borg (Jesus Jones) is 57. Argentinian soccer legend Diego Maradona is 57. Former MLB player Danny Tartabull (KC Royals, NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners) is 55. TV host Michael Wilmore is 55. Actor Michael Beach is 54. Former Australian cricketer Mike Veletta is 54. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 52. Actor Jack Plotnick is 49. Canadian rapper/reggae singer Snow (Darrin Kenneth O’Brien) is 48. Comedian Ben Bailey is 47. Actor Billy Brown is 47. Actress Nia Long is 47. Former MLB star Marco Scutaro is 42. Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) (sh-DAY'-zee) is 41. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal is 39. Actor Matthew Morrison is 39. Former NBA player Kareem Rush is 37. Business executive and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump is 36. Actress Fiona Dourif is 36. Actor Shaun Sipos (SEE'-pohs) is 36. MLB player Manny Parra is 35. Former NFL player Trent Edwards is 35. Canadian entrepreneur/scientist Danielle Fong is 30. Actress Janel (juh-NEHL') Parrish is 29. Nastia Liukin (former Olympic gymnastics medalist turned actress) is 28. Actor Tequan Richmond is 25. NFL player Marcus Mariota (Tennessee Titans quarterback) is 24. NBA player Devin Booker is 21.

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Today is Tuesday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2018. There are 62 days left in the year.

Today's Highlights in History:
On Oct. 30, 1735 (New Style calendar), the second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in Braintree, Mass.

On Oct. 30, 1938, Orson Welles triggered some radio listeners to panic with a realistic dramatization of a martian invasion, based on H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds.

On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," to regain his world heavyweight title.

10 years ago in 2008: The U.S. gross domestic product dropped 0.3 percent, government officials said. It was the first decrease in the GDP in 17 years. A federal jury in Miami convicted the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in the first case brought under a 1994 U.S. law allowing prosecution for torture and atrocities committed overseas. (Charles McArthur Emmanuel was later sentenced to 97 years in prison.)

5 years ago in 2013: President Barack Obama claimed "full responsibility" for fixing his administration's troubled health insurance website, while on Capitol Hill, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius apologized to frustrated people trying to sign up, declaring that she was accountable for the failures but also defended the historic health care overhaul. The government said the deficit for the 2013 budget year totaled $680.3 billion, down from $1.09 trillion in 2012. The Boston Red Sox romped to their third World Series championship in 10 seasons, thumping the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 at Fenway.

1 year ago in 2017: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a former Manafort business associate, Rick Gates, were indicted on felony charges including conspiracy against the United States as Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election revealed its first targets. A former Trump campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos, admitted he lied to the FBI about his contacts with Russians. At his sentencing hearing, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl apologized to the military personnel who were wounded searching for him after he walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009. A federal judge in Washington barred the Trump administration from proceeding with plans to exclude transgender people from military service.

Today's Birthdays — Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018: MLB pitcher Jim Perry (pitched for 5 teams, brother of of Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry) is 83. Journalist Robert Caro is 83. NFL and college coach Dick Vermeil (UCLA, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs) is 82. Movie director Claude Lelouch is 81.

Songwriter Eddie Holland (Songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland) is 79. Singer Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship) is 79. Singer Otis Williams (last surviving original member of The Temptations) is 77. Actress Joanna Shimkus is 75. Actor/director Henry Winkler (Happy Days) is 73. TV journalist Andrea Mitchell (Andrea Mitchell Reports) is 72. Rock drummer Chris Slade (Asia, AC/DC, The Firm, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Tom Jones) is 72. Bassist Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles/Poco) is 71.

Actor Leon Rippy is 69. Actor Harry Hamlin is 67. Actor Charles Martin Smith (American Graffiti/The Buddy Holly Story/director of the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Welcome to the Hellmouth) is 65. Country singer T. Graham Brown is 64. Actor Kevin Pollak is 61.

Rock singer-musician Jerry De Borg (Jesus Jones) is 58. Actor Michael Beach (Soul Food, Third Watch) is 55. Rock singer-musician Gavin Rossdale (Bush) is 53. Actor Jack Plotnick is 50. Actor Jack Plotnick (Reno 911!) is 50.

Cash Cab host Ben Bailey is 48. Actor Billy Brown (How to Get Away With Murder) is 48. Actress Nia Long is 48. Country singer Kassidy Osborn (SHeDAISY) is 42. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal (Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries) is 40. Actor Matthew Morrison (Glee) is 40.

Business executive and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump is 37. Actress Clemence Posey is 36. Actress Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) is 30. Actor Shaun Sipos is 37. Model/actress Ashley Graham is 31. Actress Janel (juh-NEHL') Parrish is 30. MLB player Joe Panik (San Francisco Giants) is 30.

U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Nastia Liukin is 29, Actor Tequan Richmond (Everybody Hates Chris) is 26.

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In 1961, the Soviet Union tested a hydrogen bomb, the "Tsar Bomba," with a force estimated at about 50 megatons. The Soviet Party Congress unanimously approved a resolution ordering the removal of Josef Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb.

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In 1984 - Linda Ronstadt made her operatic debut in "La Boheme" in New York City, NY.


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