Today's Famous Birthdays

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William Childs Westmoreland
(March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005)

was a United States Army general, most notably commander of United States forces during
the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army
from 1968 to 1972.

Westmoreland adopted a strategy of attrition against the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army,
attempting to drain them of manpower and supplies. He also made use of the United States'
edge in artillery and air power, both in tactical confrontations and in relentless strategic bombing
of North Vietnam. Nevertheless, public support for the war eventually diminished, especially
after the Battle of Khe Sanh and the Tet Offensive in 1968.









Sandra Day O'Connor
(born March 26, 1930)

is an American retired attorney and politician who served as the first female associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was both the first woman nominated
and the first confirmed to the court. Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, she was considered
a swing vote for the Rehnquist Court and the first five months of the Roberts Court.

Prior to O'Connor's tenure on the Court, she was a judge and an elected official in Arizona, serving
as the first female majority leader of a state senate as the Republican leader in the Arizona Senate.
Upon her nomination to the Court, O'Connor was confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
On July 1, 2005, she announced her intention to retire effective upon the confirmation of a successor.
Samuel Alito was nominated to take her seat in October 2005 and joined the Court on January 31, 2006.










Nancy Patricia Pelosi
(born March 26, 1940)

is an American politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives
from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first
woman elected Speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress,
leading the House Democrats for 20 years, from 2003 to 2023. She has represented California's 11th
congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. The district, numbered
as the 5th district from 1987 to 1993, the 8th from 1993 to 2013, and the 12th from 2013 to 2023,
includes most of the city of San Francisco.









Steven Victor Tallarico
(born March 26, 1948),

known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, best known as the lead singer of the
Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, piano and percussion.
He has been called the "Demon of Screamin'" due to his high screams and his powerful wide vocal
range. He is also known for his on-stage acrobatics. During his performances, Tyler usually dresses
in colorful (and sometimes androgynous) outfits and makeup with his trademark scarves
hanging from his microphone stand.










Kenneth Arnold Chesney
(born March 26, 1968)

is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20
albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs
and Country Airplay charts, 32 of which have reached number one. Many of these have also
charted within the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making him one of the most successful
crossover country artists. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.










Theodore Raymond Knight
(born March 26, 1973)

is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. George O'Malley on the ABC medical
drama television series Grey's Anatomy (2005–2009, 2020), which earned him a nomination
for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2007.