Today's Highlights:
Monday, March 1, 2004
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Spotlight: Topic of the Day: Happy 50th to 70s sitcom stars Ron Howard (Richie in Happy Days, Opie in
Quote: "Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values." -- Ralph Ellison
Word of the day: cipher -- a zero. As used in NYT article (NYT registration req'd) about Mel Gibson's Today's News:
- US Marine Corps -- arrives in Haiti after Security Council approves multinational force following Aristide's resignation (story)
- Islam, Federalism -- 2 of the key issues in Iraq's new interim constitution (story)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -- ties record by winning 11Academy Awards (story)
Today's History:
- Articles of Confederation -- adopted by Continental Congress (1781)
- Yellowstone -- became world's first national park (1872)
- Peace Corps -- created by executive order of President John F. Kennedy (1961)
Today's Birthdays:
- Glenn Miller -- Wartime big band leader (1904-1944)
- Ralph Ellison -- Author of Invisible Man (1914-1994)
- Yitzhak Rabin -- Prime Minister of Israel, 1974-1977 and 1992-1995 (1922-1995)
