Anne Muchmore at NewsChannel 9 Portland
Today in History:
1949 - Soviets lift the Berlin Blockade, which failed because of the Western powers' Berlin Airlift
1937 - Britain's King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey
1943 - During World War II, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered
1970 - The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice
1978 - The Commerce Department said hurricanes would no longer be given only female names
Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is 85. Critic John Simon is 85. Composer Burt Bacharach is 82. Actress Millie Perkins is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jayotis Washington is 69. Country singer Billy Swan is 68. Actress Linda Dano is 67. Musician Ian McLagan is 65. Actress Lindsay Crouse is 62. Singer-musician Steve Winwood is 62. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 60. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 60. Singer Billy Squier is 60. Country singer Kix Brooks is 55. Actress Kim Greist is 52. Rock musician Eric Singer (KISS) is 52. Actor Ving Rhames is 51. Rock musician Billy Duffy is 49. Actor Emilio Estevez is 48. Actress April Grace is 48. Actress Vanessa A. Williams ("Melrose Place") is 47. Country musician Eddie Kilgallon is 45. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 44. Actor Scott Schwartz is 42. Actress Kim Fields is 41. Actress Samantha Mathis is 40. Actress Jamie Luner is 39. Actor Christian Campbell is 38. Actor Mackenzie Astin is 37. Actress Malin (MAH'-lin) Akerman is 32. Actor Jason Biggs is 32. Actress Emily VanCamp is 24. Actor Malcolm David Kelley is 18. Actors Sullivan and Sawyer Sweeten ("Everybody Loves Raymond") are 15.
