Weird, since yesterday evening I find the board slow. Hope is not the shape of things to come.....
let me start with
<font size="6">TODAY IN HISTORY</font>
In 1864, Ulysses S. Grant became commander of the Union armies in the Civil War.
On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell's telephone took place in Boston as his assistant heard Bell say, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."
In 1965, Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple," starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney, opened on Broadway.
Today's Birthdays: Talk show host Ralph Emery is 73. Bluegrass/country singer-musician Norman Blake is 68. Actor Chuck Norris is 66. Playwright David Rabe is 66. Singer Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean) is 66. Actress Katharine Houghton is 61. Rock musician Tom Scholz (Boston) is 59. Producer-director-writer Paul Haggis is 53. Actress Shannon Tweed is 49. Actress Sharon Stone is 48. Rock musician Gail Greenwood is 46. Magician Lance Burton is 46. Actress Jasmine Guy is 44. Rock musician Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) is 43. Music producer Rick Rubin is 43. Britain's Prince Edward is 42. Singer Edie Brickell is 40. Actor Stephen Mailer is 40. Actress Paget Brewster is 37. Country singer Daryle Singletary is 35. Rapper-producer Timbaland is 34. Actor Cristian de la Fuente is 32. Actress Bree Turner is 29. Olympic gold-medal gymnast Shannon Miller is 29. Country singer Carrie Underwood ("American Idol") is 23. Actress Emily Osment is 14.
