Straddlebug || Today

Birthdays
1841 - Oliver Wendell Holmes
1923 - Cyd Charisse
1938 - Charlie Pride
1943 - Lynn Redgrave
1945 - Mickey Dolenz

Quote
Frankly, I don't mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is.
-- Edward M. Kennedy

History
1894 - New York City passed its first dog licensing law.

Events
International Woman's Day -- Celebrated in the United States, Finland, Russia, and China.