Birthday (& History) Madness - March 29

March 29

Birthdays

He'd be 145 today but Happy Birthday to 511 game winner Cy Young. Dude was a man's man - he had 829 decisions during his 22-year career.  And every year, the "best" pitcher in each league gets an award named after him.  Pretty cool.

Xena, Warrior Princess is 44 today.  Lucy Lawless, the New Zealand born actress still looks better today than she did as Xena - maybe because she was too busy bulking up and kicking ass.

Australian model and former SI Swimsuit cover girl Elle Macpherson is 48 today.  She's also been on television several times on a few different shows, but no one remembers that.  She's also run through two husbands in the 80's and 90's, but hasn't been married since 2005.

History

1974 - Mariner 10 became the first spacecraft to reach Mercury and remains the only one to ever go to Mercury.  It was an unmanned spacecraft.

1996 - The Cleveland Browns chose a new name after leaving the city for Baltimore - and thus the Baltimore Ravens were born.  Kind of ironic, because on March 29, 1984, the Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis.

1971 - A jury in LA recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.