Nightline (or ABC News Nightline) is a weeknight late-evening news program,
broadcast by ABC. The program featured Ted Koppel (above) as its main
anchor from March 1980 until his retirement from the program in November
2005. It is now anchored, on an alternating basis by several hosts. In 2002,
Nightline was ranked 23rd on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
and has won three Peabody Awards, one in 2001, and two in 2002.

Edward James Martin "Ted" Koppel turned 75 in February.

Girl Scouting in America began on this day, March 12, 1912, when Juliette
Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scout troop meeting.  At this first troop
meeting in Savannah, Georgia, there were 18 girls present. For these girls,
Low organized enrichment programs, service projects and outdoor activities
and adventures. Since the time of the first meeting, Girl Scouts has grown
to over 3.7 million members. The organization’s original name was the Girl
Guides of America.

Sandy Kozel

George Burns (Nathan Birnbaum) (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996)

President Carter at his desk in the oval office.

The Dial-a-President radio program, featuring President Jimmy Carter and CBS
news anchorman Walter Cronkite, aired for the first time. The idea of Cronkite
and CBS, the show was a test-run to see if it could be successful. Approximately
9 million calls flooded the CBS radio studio during the two-hour broadcast. It was pronounced a success, but never aired again.

Walter Cronkite (left) greets President Jimmy Carter