March 20

Happy Birthday RIP Fred Rogers(1928–2003) Jerry Reed(Hubbard 1937–2008) ; Carl Reiner–95 "Hal Linden"(Harold Lipshitz)–86 Martin Brian Mulroney–78 John de Lancie–69 William Hurt–67 Shelton "Spike" Lee–60 Holly Hunter–59 Kathleen "Kathy" Ireland–54 Michael Rapaport–47 Dean Geyer–31 ; 1996 – A jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their millionaire parents. (They are serving life without parole) ; 1997 – Liggett Group settled 22 state lawsuits by admitting the industry markets cigarettes to teenagers and agreeing to warn on every pack that smoking is addictive