Today's Highlights:
Sunday, May 9, 2004
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Spotlight: Topic of the Day: 20 years ago today, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in 8 hours and 6 minutes, over 2 days and 25 innings, in the longest game in MLB history.
Today's News:
- Chechnya -- president, general killed (story)
Sasser -- worm creator confesses (story)- Steve Martin -- follows Peter Sellers as the new Inspector Clouseau, alongside Beyonce Knowles and Kevin Kline (story)
Today's History:
- Mother's Day -- proclaimed an official holiday (1914)
- Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett -- first men to make an airplane flight over the North Pole (1926)
- Watergate -- House Judiciary Committee opened hearings on whether to recommend impeachment of President Nixon (1974)
Today's Birthdays:
- Sir James Barrie -- Scottish dramatist who wrote Peter Pan (1860-1937)
- Albert Finney --British actor who won an Emmy for his portrayal of Winston Churchill turns 68
- Billy Joel -- pianist, songwriter and pop singer turns 55
