Oct 8th:
2004 - The first-ever direct presidential elections were held in Afghanistan.
2004 - At Alderson Federal Prison Camp, WV, Martha Stewart began her five-month prison sentence. The sentence was imposed for Stewart lying about a stock sale.
2000 - NBC debuted the television series "Ed." The show ran for four seasons, 83 episodes.
2000 - The first episode of "Nikki" aired on the WB network. The show only ran for 2 seasons.
1980 - Prince released the album "Dirty Mind". It was his 3rd album.
1971 - The Communist anthem "Imagine" was released by John Lennon.
1957 - Jerry Lee Lewis released the song "Great Balls Of Fire."
1944 - "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debuted on CBS radio. It changed over to TV in 1952 and ran for a total of 501 episodes.
1871 - The Great Fire of Chicago broke out destroying about 17,450 buildings. About 250 people were killed and 90,000 were left homeless.
Kristanna Loken ("Terminator 3", was added to the cast of the upcoming 4th season of "The L-Word") 1979
Matt Damon ("Good Will Hunting", "The Bourne Identity") 1970
Julia Ann (Tavella) (Began in porn in 1993) 1969
Sigourney Weaver ("Aliens" movie series, "Heartbreakers") 1949
Chevy Chase ("Saturday Night Live", four "Vacation" movies) 1943
R.L. Stine (writes scary "Goosebumps" book series for children) 1943
Paul Hogan (Australian actor best known for "Crocodile Dundee") 1939 |