Sharon Yvonne Stone was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
Actress Sharon Stone became famous for her role in the 1992 film Basic
Instinct. She also appeared in Martin Scorsese‘s Casino (1995). She won
a Golden Globe Award for her work in the movie.
Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman, was the first Book-
of-the-Month Club selection. It was published by Viking Press.
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Sylvia Townsend Warner (December 6, 1893 – May 1, 1978)
SANDY KOZEL
Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful call with the
telephone on this day in 1876. He spoke the words "Mr. Watson,
come here, I want to see you."
On this day in 1969, James Earl Ray pled guilty in Memphis, TN, to
the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Ray later repudiated the
guilty plea and maintained his innocence until his death in April of
1998.
Police stand with civil rights leaders Ralph Abernathy (2L), Andrew
Young (3L), and Jesse Jackson (4L), and others on the balcony of
the the Lorraine Motel over body of slain American civil rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King following his assassination in Memphis, TN
on April 4, 1968.
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko
(September 24, 1911 – March 10, 1985)
Herman Tarnower
(March 18, 1910 – March 10, 1980)
Walter Matthau (left) and Art Carney (right) opened
on Broadway in "The Odd Couple" on this day in
1965. It later became a hit on television.
