Good morning, it’s Saturday, January 19, the 19th day of 2008. There are 347 days left in the year. The forecast calls for sun and highs in the upper 40s, but north winds of 10 to 15 miles per hour will make it feel colder. Lows tonight will drop into the upper 20s.
In 1955, a presidential news conference was filmed for television for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight Eisenhower.
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The sun breaks through the fog to start the morning near the city of Gatesville. The photo was taken by Fred Daschofsky and was selected for the 2008 News 10 Weather Authority Calendar.Click here for information about the 2008 News 10 Weather Authority Calendar.
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Today's Highlight in History:
On January 19, 1807, Confederate general Robert E. Lee was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
On This Date:
In 1736, James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, was born in Scotland.
In 1809, author Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston.
In 1853, Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" premiered in Rome.
In 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union.
In 1937, millionaire Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in seven hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.
In 1944, the federal government relinquished control of the nation's railroads following settlement of a wage dispute.
In 1955, a presidential news conference was filmed for television for the first time, with the permission of President Eisenhower.
In 1966, Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India.
In 1970, President Nixon nominated G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court; however, the nomination was defeated because of controversy over Carswell's past racial views.
In 1977, in one of his last acts of office, President Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino, an American who'd made wartime broadcasts for Japan.
Ten years ago:
During a ceremony in Atlanta commemorating the Martin Luther King Junior holiday, Vice President Gore announced that the Clinton administration would propose increasing spending
on civil rights by 86 million dollars. "Rockabilly" pioneer Carl Perkins died in Jackson, Tennessee, at age 65.
Five years ago:
President Fidel Castro and millions of other Cubans voted in parliamentary elections where all 609 candidates ran uncontested. The Oakland Raiders won the AFC title game, beating the Tennessee Titans 41-24. The Tampa Bay Buccanneers took the NFC Championship game, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10. At the Golden Globe Awards, "Chicago" won best musical comedy and "The Hours" claimed best drama.
One year ago:
Former Republican Representative Bob Ney of Ohio was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for his role in a lobbying scandal. Denny Doherty, a member of the 1960s folk-rock group the
Mamas and the Papas, died near Toronto at age 66.
Today's Birthdays:
Actress Jean Stapleton is 85. Actor Fritz Weaver is 82. Actress Tippi Hedren is 78. Former PBS newsman Robert MacNeil is 77. Movie director Richard Lester is 76. Singer Phil Everly is 69. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 66. Actress Shelley Fabares is 64. Country singer Dolly Parton is 62. ABC newswoman Ann Compton is 61. TV chef Paula Deen is 61. Rock singer Martha Davis is 57. Singer Dewey Bunnell (America) is 56. Actor Desi Arnaz, Jr. is 55. Comedian Paul Rodriguez is 53. Actress Katey Sagal is 51. Reggae musician Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 51. Actor Paul McCrane is 47. Actor William Ragsdale is 47. Tennis player Stefan Edberg is 42. Rock singer Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe) is 40. Singer Trey Lorenz is 39. Actor Shawn Wayans is 37. Rock singer-musician John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) is 37. Actress Drea de Matteo is 36. Comedian-impressionist Frank Caliendo is 34. Actress Marsha Thomason is 32. Actress Jodie Sweetin is 26. Actor Logan Lerman is 16.
Thought for Today:
"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead." -- Bertrand Russell, British philosopher (1872-1970).
(Source: Associated Press)
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