Today's Birthdays:

Darius McCrary

1976

Actor (Family Matters, Freedom) (Age: 32)

Tim McGraw

1967

Singer ("Indian Outlaw"), actor ("Friday Night Lights") (Age: 41)

John Woo

1946

Director (Face/Off) (Age: 62)

Rita Coolidge

1944

Singer ("We're All Alone"), ex-wife of Kris Kristofferson (Age: 64)

Sonny James

1929

"The Southern Gentleman", numerous hits including "Young Love" and "Running Bear" (Age: 79)

Art Fleming

1924 -
1995

The original Jeopardy host died April 25th, 1995, six days short of his 71st birthday.

Joseph Heller

1923 -
1999

Catch 22 author

Jack Paar

1918 -
2004

He hosted The Tonight Show from 1957 through '62, following Steve Allen and preceding Johnny Carson. Paar then moved to a prime-time variety and talk show that ran into the mid-'60s. He died January 27th, 2004 at 85.

Glenn Ford

1916 -
2006

In a long acting career, one of his most memorable starring roles was in Blackboard Jungle. The 1955 movie's opening sequence, featuring Bill Haley & the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock," helped jumpstart the rock and roll era. He died August 30, 2006 at 90.

This Day In History:

2005

Kris Kristofferson and Music Row executive Jim Foglesong are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Garth Brooks, Sawyer Brown's Mark Miller, The Oak Ridge Boys and T. Graham Brown perform in honor of Fogelsong, while Ray Price, Vince Gill, John Prine, Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver and Todd Snider pay tribute to Kristofferson.

2004

Brad Cotter, a 33-year-old singer from Auburn, Alabama, wins the second Nashville Star talent competition.

2004

Joe Diffie's wife Theresa gives birth to Kylie Tarissa Diffie.

2002

Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" debuts at the top of Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, after selling more than 235-thousand copies during its first week of release.

2001

Montgomery Gentry's Carrying On album and Tammy Cochran's self-titled debut album are released.

2001

Terri Clark is pulled over in Nashville for speeding and charged with suspicion of driving under the influence.

1999

Dixie Chick Emily Erwin marries singer-songwriter Charlie Robison. Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines meets actor Adrian Pasdar at the ceremony--they marry a little over a year later.

1999

Mark Wills' "Wish You Were Here" single hits the top of Billboard's country chart.

1999

Actor Greg Kinnear marries his longtime girlfriend, model-writer Helen Labdon, in Sussex, England.

1998

Actor-author-director Ethan Hawke marries actress Uma Thurman.

1995

Alison Krauss' Now That I Found You album is certified gold.

1993

Charley Pride is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.

1993

Trace Lawrence's "Alibis" single tops Billboard's country chart.

1992

On the third day of rioting in Los Angeles following the verdict in the Rodney King beating trial, he issues an appeal for calm, saying "Why can't we all just get along?"

1991

Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh no-hitter as Texas tops Toronto 3-0.

1991

Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brock's all-time base-stealing mark of 938.

1990

Lee Roy Parnell releases his debut album.

1989

Police in California are called to a jewlery store after employees report a suspicious person. It turns out to be Michael Jackson shopping in disguise.

1982

Alabama's "Mountain Music" single tops the Billboard country chart.

1979

Loretta Lynn is named "Artist of the Decade" by the Academy of Country Music.

1976

Mickey Gilley's "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" goes to number-one on Billboard's country chart.

1975

The Rolling Stones announce their U-S tour from a flatbed truck that moves slowly up New York's Fifth Avenue while they perform.

1969

Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash tape an A-B-C T-V special at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.

1967

Elvis Presley marries Brooklyn native Priscilla Beaulieu. Nevada Supreme Court Judge David Zenoff performs the late-morning ceremony in the suite of Aladdin Hotel owner Milton Prell in Las Vegas.

1960

A U-S spy plane is shot down over Russia.

1951

Mickey Mantle hits his first home run in the Major Leagues.

1951

Minnie Minoso becomes the first African-American to play baseball for the Chicago White Sox.

1941

The movie Citizen Kane, directed by and starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York

1931

In New York City, the Empire State Building opens to the public.

1920

Babe Ruth hits his first home run as a Yankee -- against his former team, the Boston Red Sox.

A homeless man in Fort Pierce, Florida was arrested after authorities found several weapons in the hollow of his prosthetic leg. Fire rescue officials picked up 64-year-old Jerry Moody from a truck stop and brought him to the emergency room, where he pulled four knives and a revolver from his prosthetic leg. Moody told police he has been robbed before and carries the weapons for protection. -- originally reported by the Orlando Sentinel

A very ambitious forger was arrested in Dallas earlier this week after trying to cash a stolen check in the amount of 360-billion dollars. Charles Ray Fuller swiped the check from his girlfriend's mother -- who didn't have the billions in her account to cover the amount anyway -- and was busted when a bank clerk became suspicious after seeing the 13 zeroes. Fuller was also carrying two ounces of marijuana and a loaded 25-caliber gun. -- originally reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram

A newly married Pennsylvania couple spent their wedding night in separate honeymoon suites at the Allegheny County jail after authorities said they got into a postnuptial brawl with each other and members of another wedding party. David Wielechowskiallegedly karate-kicked his bride Christa to the floor at their reception, forcing guests at another wedding to attempt to rescue her -- only to have her turned on them. -- originally reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Seven lice-infested artists from Berlin are living in an Israeli museum for three weeks as part of an art installation. The Museum of Bat Yam, which is hosting the show, is known for its displays of avant-garde art, particularly in the realm of performance art. Vincent Grunwald, one of the itchy artists involved, explained the exhibit by saying, "The idea is that we live in the museum as their guests, and at the same time, we are hosting lice on our heads." -- originally reported by Reuters