On This Day:  March 28th


Birthdays:

1921 - Dirk Bogarde

1944 - Ken Howard

1955 - Reba McEntire (singer / songwriter).

1981 - Julia Stiles

1986 - Lady Gaga



Events:

1794 - Nathaniel Briggs gets patent for the washing machine.

1948 - 2nd Tony Awards - 'Mister Roberts' (Play) - Henry Fonda (Actor) and Joshua Logan (Director) win.

1971 - Last original edition of 'The Ed Sullivan Show' broadcasts on CBS-TV.

1977 - 49th Academy Awards - 'Rocky' - Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win.

1985 - Neil Simon's play 'Biloxi Blues' premieres in NYC.