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Today is Thursday, Aug. 28, the 241st day of 2008. There are 125 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 28, 1963, 200,000 people participated in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. On this date: In 1947, legendary bullfighter Manolete was mortally wounded by a bull during a fight in Linares, Spain; he was 30. In 1968, police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the streets of Chicago as the Democratic National Convention nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for president. In 1983, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, reportedly despondent over the death of his wife and the rising casualty toll of Israeli troops in Lebanon, announced his resignation. In 1988, 70 people were killed when three Italian stunt planes collided during an air show at the U.S. Air Base in Ramstein, West Germany. In 1995, a mortar shell tore through a crowded market in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, killing some three dozen people and triggering NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. Today's Birthdays: Country singer Billy Grammer is 83. Actor Ben Gazzara is 78. Actor Sonny Shroyer is 73. Actor Ken Jenkins is 68. Former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen is 68. Actor David Soul is 65. Baseball manager Lou Piniella is 65. Actress Alice Playten is 61. Singer Wayne Osmond (The Osmonds) is 57. Actor Daniel Stern is 51. Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton is 50. Actor John Allen Nelson is 49. Actress Emma Samms is 48. Country singer Shania Twain is 43. Actor Billy Boyd ("The Lord of the Rings") is 40. Actor Jack Black is 39. Actor Jason Priestley is 39. Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans is 37. Actor J. August Richards is 35. Rock singer-musician Max Collins (Eve 6) is 30. Actress Carly Pope is 28. Country singer LeAnn Rimes is 26. Actor Michael Galeota is 24. Country singer Jake Owen is 24. Actor Kyle Massey is 17. Thought for Today: "Whom the gods would make bigots, they first deprive of humor." -- The Rev. James M. Gillis, Roman Catholic author, editor and broadcaster (1876-1957). -- The Associated Press |
