Today is Monday, March 31, the 91st day of 2008. There are 275 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 31, 1968, at the conclusion of a nationally broadcast address on efforts to bring a peaceful end to the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson shocked listeners by announcing he would not seek another term of office.
On this date:
In 1880, Wabash, Ind., became the first town in the world to be illuminated by electrical lighting.
In 1945, the Tennessee Williams play "The Glass Menagerie" opened on Broadway.
In 2005, Terri Schiavo, 41, died at a hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., 13 days after her feeding tube was removed in a wrenching right-to-die dispute.
Today's Birthdays: Hockey Hall-of-Famer Gordie Howe is 80. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 74. Actress Shirley Jones is 74. Musician Herb Alpert is 73. Actor Christopher Walken is 65. Comedian Gabe Kaplan is 63. Former Vice President Al Gore is 60. Actress Rhea Perlman is 60. Rock musician Angus Young (AC/DC) is 53. Actor William McNamara is 43. Actor Ewan McGregor is 37. Rapper Tony Yayo is 30. Jazz musician Christian Scott is 25.
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