Monday, March 29, 2004

 

Spotlight: Topic of the Day: On this date in 1848, the Niagara Falls stopped flowing for the first time in recorded history due to an ice jam in the Niagara River above the falls.

Word of the day: scramjet -- a ramjet airplane engine designed for hypersonic flight that burns fuel in the supersonic airstream produced by the plane. Used in new NASA experimental jet that flew at about 5,000 mph. (story) (© )

Today's News:

• Condoleezza Rice -- rejects calls for public testimony (story)
• Tyco -- mysterious hand gesture may cinch mistrial (story)
• Vitamin E -- protects against some forms of cancer (story)

Today's History:

• Julius and Ethel Rosenberg -- were convicted of spying (1951)
• British North America Act -- established Dominion of Canada (1867)
• Bill Clinton -- declared that he experimented with marijuana but didn't inhale (1992)

Today's Birthdays:

• Samuel Moore Walton -- founder of Wal-Mart discount store chain (1918-1992)
• Lucy Lawless -- Xena: Warrior Princess turns 36
• Jennifer Capriati -- tennis star turns 28