Wednesday, April 9 2003

Spotlight
Winona Ryder was commended by her judge after she finished her 480 hours of community service.

Quote
"The interesting thing is how one guy, through living out his own fantasies, is living out the fantasies of so many other people." -- Hugh Hefner

Word of the day
camorra -- a group of people united for dishonest or dishonorable ends (© )

Today's News

• Baghdad -- Iraqis celebrate and welcome US troops
• SARS -- first US health care worker apparently catches disease
• Kofi Annan -- appoints Pakistani native, Rafeeuddin Ahmed, to be his special adviser on Iraq

Today's History

• Robert E. Lee -- surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox (1865)
• Germany -- invaded Norway and Denmark (1940)
• Paul McCartney -- announced official breakup of the Beatles (1970)

Today's Birthdays

• Hugh Hefner -- founder of the Playboy magazine empire, turns 77
• Tom Lehrer -- mathematician/musical satirist of the 1960's, turns 75
• Dennis Quaid -- star of Far From Heaven, turns 49