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.
Scott Donald Pruett will be 58 years old March 24.
(AP) – American motorsports legend Scott Pruett will hang up his fire suit for the last time after the Rolex 24 at Daytona this month.
The 57-year-old started racing karts at age eight and hasn’t stopped since. His near five-decade career has spanned NASCAR, Indy car and most notably sports car racing, where he found the most success.
Besides being a race car driver, Scott is a successful vineyard owner and children’s book author.