Tuesday, January 4, 2005

 

Spotlight: Happy 75th birthday to Don Shula, the coach who holds the record for most wins in NFL history. Shula coached the Baltimore Colts (1963-1970) and the Miami Dolphins (1970-1995).

Quote: "Success is not forever and failure isn't fatal." -- Don Shula

Word of the day: biryani -- an Indian dish containing meat, fish, vegetables, and rice. Appeared in an article about the kidnapping of well-fed officials by starving tsunami survivors in the Nicobar Islands. (story) (© )

Today's News:

• tsunami -- elephants save tourists (story); dog saves boy (story)
• Florence -- Michelangelo's David to be protected by wall of air (story)
• Sandra Bullock -- actress donates $1 million to Red Cross (story)

Today's History:

• Fabian Society -- founded in London (1884)
• appendectomy -- first successfully performed (1885)
• State of the Union -- President Johnson outlined the goals of his "Great Society" (1965)

Today's Birthdays:

• Jakob Grimm -- co-author of Grimm's Fairy Tales (1785-1863)
• Louis Braille -- inventor of the Braille system of writing for the blind (1809-1852)
• Floyd Patterson -- world heavyweight champ turns 70