Professional golfer Jack Nicklaus has 18 major championship wins including 5-time PGA and 3-time Open championships. He was a football player while at Ohio State University.
Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India on this day in 1966.
It was on this day in 2001, upon leaving office, Bill Clinton admitted to hisfalse statements concerning his affair with Ms. Lewinsky.
Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean is 72 years young today.
Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time. Achieving 25 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum awards, she has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 41 career top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted singles over the past 40 years.
Director and composer John Carpenter is known for his horror, thriller and science fiction films. His filmography includes The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Halloween (1978), Escape from New York (1981) and Starman (1984). He has composed most of the music for his films. Carpenter made short horror films on 8mm before high school.