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Five years ago: Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who'd championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, President Lyndon Johnson, died in Austin, Texas, at age 94. Pakistani army commandos captured the Red Mosque from militants following a 35-hour battle.
One year ago: Rupert Murdoch's media empire was besieged by accusations that two more of his British newspapers engaged in hacking, deception and privacy violations. Eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky (LY'-bee KLEHT'-skee) went missing while walking home from religious day camp in Brooklyn, N.Y. (his dismembered remains were discovered two days later; a suspect, Levin Aron, has been charged with kidnapping and murder). So Yeon Ryu (soh yahn yoo) won the U.S. Women's Open, defeating fellow South Korean Hee Kyung Seo (soh) by three shots in a three-hole playoff.
Today's birthdays: Actor Tab Hunter is 81. Actress Susan Seaforth Hayes is 69. Singer Jeff Hanna (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 65. Ventriloquist-actor Jay Johnson is 63. Actor Bruce McGill is 62. Singer Bonnie Pointer is 62. Actor Stephen Lang is 60. Actress Mindy Sterling is 59. Actress Sela Ward is 56. Reggae singer Michael Rose (Black Uhuru) is 55. Singer Peter Murphy is 55. Actor Mark Lester is 54. Jazz musician Kirk Whalum is 54. Singer Suzanne Vega is 53. Rock guitarist Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) is 53. Actress Lisa Rinna is 49. Rock musician Scott Shriner (Weezer) is 47. Actress Debbe (correct) Dunning is 46. Actor Gred Grunberg is 46. Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin is 45. Actor Justin Chambers is 42. Actress Leisha Hailey is 41. Actor Michael Rosenbaum is 40. Pop-rock singer Andrew Bird is 39. Country singer Scotty Emerick is 39. Rapper Lil' Kim is 37. Rock singer Ben Gibbard is 36. Rapper Lil' Zane is 30. Pop-jazz singer-musician Peter Cincotti is 29. Actor David Henrie is 23. Actor Connor Paolo is 22.
Thought for today: "Those people who think only of themselves, are hopelessly uneducated. They are not educated, no matter how instructed they may be." -- Nicholas Murray Butler, American educator (1862-1947)
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