SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 44 BC, the assassination of Roman Emperor Julius
Caesar by many high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known
as the "Ides of March."
A marble bust of Julius Caesar.
On this day in 1956, the Lerner and Loewe musical
"My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway.
Composer Frederick Loewe, left, and
lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, right.
The ballroom scene.
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt presented his first presidential address to the nation. It was the first of the "Fireside
Chats." He used the informal radio addresses to explain his policies
to the American public.
The Girl Scout organization was founded on this day in 1912 by
Juliette Gordon Low (above) (1860-1927). The original name was
Girl Guides.
A meeting in 1912 with Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of
Boy Scouts, inspired Juliette to establish Girl Scouts that same
year. The first gathering was a small troop of 18 culturally and
ethnically diverse girls. The organization serves millions of girl
members today.
DAVID MELENDY
On this day in 1933, the 32nd United States President, Franklin D.
Roosevelt (center) was sworn in and gave his inauguration speech
during the worst crisis America had faced since the Civil War. By
early 1933, the U.S. economy had sunk to its lowest point in the
period known at the Great Depression. In Roosevelt’s speech he
said "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself."
SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) was declared
the winner and 19th president of the United States after the 1876
presidential election by the United States Congress. However, it
was Samuel J. Tilden (below), who won the popular vote on Nov.
7, 1876. Hayes served a single term, as he had promised in his
inaugural address.
Samuel Jones Tilden
(February 9, 1814 – August 4, 1886)
He was the 25th Governor of New York.
MIKE GRACIA
On this day in 1932, the 22-month-old son (right) of aviator Charles Lindbergh (left) was kidnapped. The child was found dead in May.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
(November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936)
The Andy Griffith Show aired on CBS from
October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968.
Ronald William Howard is 65 years-old today.
Director, producer, and actor who first became
known as Andy Griffith‘s son Opie on The Andy
Griffith Show and also played teenager Richie
Cunningham on Happy Days. His 2001 film A
Beautiful Mind received the Academy Award for
Best Picture and earned Howard the Academy
Award for Best Director. He also directed the
films Apollo 13 (1995) and Dr. Seuss’ How the
Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).
Happy Days, the original television sitcom aired first-run
from January 15, 1974 to September 24, 1984 on ABC,
