This day in history 6/8/02 - one of my favs Barbara Bush is 77. -- RealityFans

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Date Posted: 07:29:52 06/08/02 Sat
Author: Cari
Subject: This day in history 6/8/02 - one of my favs Barbara Bush is 77.

Saturday, June 8, 2002

Highlight in History:

On June 8, 1968, authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

On this date in:

632 The prophet Mohammed died.

1845 Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn.

1861 Tennessee seceded from the Union.

1915 Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement over U.S. handling of the sinking of the Lusitania.

1948 The ''Texaco Star Theater'' made its debut on NBC TV with Milton Berle as guest host.

1953 The Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks.

1967 Israeli forces raided the Liberty, a U.S. Navy ship stationed in the Mediterranean, killing 34. Israel called the attack a tragic mistake.

1969 The New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle's uniform No. 7 during ''Mickey Mantle Day'' at Yankee Stadium.

1978 A jury in Clark County, Nev., ruled the so-called ''Mormon will,'' purportedly written by the late billionaire Howard Hughes, was a forgery.

1982 President Reagan became the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament.

1987 Fawn Hall began testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings, describing how, as secretary to National Security aide Oliver L. North, she helped to shred some documents and spirot away others.

1995 U.S. Marines rescued Capt. Scott O'Grady, whose F16-C fighter jet had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs on June 2.

1998 The National Rifle Association elected actor Charlton Heston its president.

2001 A knife-wielding man killed eight children at a Japanese elementary school.

2001 British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labor Party swept to a second term, winning re-election by a crushing margin.

Today's Birthdays: Former first lady Barbara Bush turns 77 years old today.

Jerry Stiller Actor-comedian 75
Dana Wynter Actress 72
Millicent Martin Actress 68
James Darren Actor 66
Bernie Casey Actor 63
Nancy Sinatra Singer 62
Chuck Negron Singer (Three Dog Night) 60
Don Grady Actor (''My Three Sons'') 58
Boz Scaggs Musician 58
Mick Box Rock musician (Uriah Heep) 55
Kathy Baker Actress 52
Sonia Braga Actress 52
Tony Rice Country singer 51
Bonnie Tyler Singer 49
Griffin Dunne Actor-director 47
Scott Adams Cartoonist (''Dilbert'') 45
Keenen Ivory Wayans Actor-director 44
Mick Hucknall Singer (Simply Red) 42
Nick Rhodes Musician (Duran Duran) 40
Doris Pearson Singer (Five Star) 36
Dan Futterman Actor "Judging Amy" 35
Julianna Margulies Actress (''ER'') 35
Nicci Gilbert Singer (Brownstone) 32
Kelli Williams Actress (''The Practice'') 32
Sara Watkins Country singer (Nickel Creek) 21
Comedian Joan Rivers turns 69 years old today.

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Replies:

Might I add that today is also my daughter's b'day. She's 31 today. (NT) -- WE67 proud mama, 07:36:05 06/08/02 Sat
- Congratulations to your daughter! -- Cari, 07:39:23 06/08/02 Sat
  - No, but I talked with her this morning and wished her a HB. (NT) -- WE67, 08:15:13 06/08/02 Sat
- The next time you talk with her again, please tell -- Tweety, 16:01:54 06/08/02 Sat