Good morning, it’s Sunday, March 9, the 69th day of 2008. There are 297 days left in the year. We’ll start the day in the 40s, but by this afternoon it should be at least partly sunny with highs in the mid 60s.
Daylight Saving Time started at 2 a.m. and if you didn’t set your clocks ahead before you went to bed, you’re already an hour late.
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This month’s photo:
Blue skies and new flowers signal the beginning of a new season. The photo was taken by Jimmy Wyatt 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 March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia (formerly Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
On This Date:
In 1661, Cardinal Jules Mazarin, the chief minister of France, died, leaving King Louis the 14th in full control.
In 1796, the future emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, married Josephine de Beauharnais. (The couple divorced in 1809.)
In 1907, Indiana's General Assembly passed America's first involuntary sterilization law, one aimed at "confirmed criminals, idiots, imbeciles, and rapists" in state custody.
In 1916, Mexican raiders under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans.
In 1932, Eamon de Valera was elected the head of government of the Irish Free State.
In 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Roosevelt, began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal legislation.
In 1945, during World War II, U.S. B-29 bombers launched incendiary bomb attacks against Japan, resulting in an estimated 100,000 deaths.
In 1954, CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow critically reviewed Wisconsin Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's anti-Communism campaign on "See It Now."
In 1977, about a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in Washington D.C., killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. (The siege ended two days later.)
In 1983, Margaret Heckler was sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Services, the same day Anne M. Burford resigned as head of the embattled Environmental Protection Agency.
Ten years ago:
In a case pitting former high school sweethearts against each other, Brian Peterson pleaded guilty in Wilimington, Delaware, to manslaughter in the death of his newborn son in a Newark motel and agreed to testify against the mother, Amy Grossberg. (A month later, Grossberg also pleaded guilty to manslaughter; she ended up serving nearly two years of a 2½-year sentence; Peterson served 1½ years of a two-year sentence.)
Five years ago:
Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a seat in the Turkish parliament, clearing way for him to become prime minister. The film musical "Chicago" tap-danced away with a haul of movie honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, including best ensemble cast and the lead-actress prize for star Renee Zellweger.
One year ago:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller acknowledged the FBI improperly used the USA Patriot Act to secretly pry out personal information about Americans; they apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions. President Bush began the first full day of his weeklong Latin America tour in Brazil. Brad Delp, lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead in his southern New Hampshire home; he was 55.
Today's Birthdays:
Singer-actress Keely Smith is 76. Singer Lloyd Price is 75. Actress Joyce Van Patten is 74. Actor-comedian Marty Ingels is 72. Country singer Mickey Gilley is 72. Singer Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders) is 66. ABC anchorman Charles Gibson is 65. Rock musician Robin Trower is 63. Singer Jeffrey Osborne is 60. Country musician Jimmie Fadden (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 60. Actress Jaime Lyn Bauer is 59. Magazine editor Michael Kinsley is 57. Actor-director Lonny Price is 49. Actress Linda Fiorentino is 48. Actress Juliette Binoche is 44. Rock
musician Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) is 40. Rapper C-Murder is 37. Actor Emmanuel Lewis is 37. Actress Jean Louisa Kelly is 36. Actor Kerr Smith is 36. Rapper Chingy is 28. Actor Matthew Gray Gubler is 28. Actress Brittany Snow is 22. Rapper Bow Wow is 21. Actor Luis Armand Garcia is 16.
Thought for Today:
"We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular." – Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (1908-1965), on "See It Now," March 9, 1954.
(Source: Associated Press)
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