Today is the birthday
… of Earl Weaver. The former Orioles manager is 79.
… of Dash Crofts. The Crofts of Seals and Crofts is 69.
… of David Crosby. The Crosby of Crosby, Stills and Nash is 68. Mama Cass introduced Crosby, Stills and Nash to one another in 1968. Before that, of course, Mr. Crosby was in another Hall of Fame group, The Byrds.
… of Steve Martin, born in Waco, Texas. He’s 64 today. (And not last Friday as incorrectly posted.)
… of Susan St. James. The wife of McMillan and Wife is 63. McMillan was played by Rock Hudson.
… of Danielle Steel. The author is 62.
… of Gary Larson. The Far Side cartoonist is 59.
… of Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Magic is 50, as is actress Marcia Gay Harden.
… of Susan Olsen. Cindy, of The Brady Bunch, is 48.
… of Halle Berry. The Academy Award winner is 43.
… of Ernest Thayer, the man who wrote “Casey at the Bat,” born on this date in 1863 (and not August 7, as incorrectly reported).
Today is the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II; V-J[apan] Day or V-P[acific] Day. That’s Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous photo. The nurse has been identified as Edith Cullen Shain. She was 27 that day. No one knows who the sailor was. Click the image for a larger version.