Rolling on into the 284th day of 2008. Your nation needs you to decorate a cake today so put on a tuxedo and grab your frosting.

Brett Favre turns 39 today and he's still going strong -- just playing for a different team. Also celebrating birthdays today are David Lee Roth, Bai Ling and Mya (right with baby animals).

Today Is...
- Tuxedo Day
- National Cake Decorating Day
- Naval Academy Day
- World Mental Health Day
- World Egg Day
- Moi Day (Kenya)
- Party Foundation Day (North Korea)
- Double Tenth Day or National Day (Taiwan)

Today Was ...

The day in 1845 when the Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland ... the day in 1935 when "Porgy and Bess" opened in New York ... the day in 1962 when the BBC banned the song "Monster Mash" by Bobby (Boris) Pickett after declaring the record was offensive ... the day in 1964 when the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics were first broadcast live using satellites ... the day in 1965 when The Supremes made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show ... the day in 1979 when The Rose, starring Bette Midler, premiered.

Oct. 10 Birthdays
1946 - Ben Vereen, actor
1950 - Nora Roberts, author
1954 - Rekha, Bollywood star
1954 - David Lee Roth, rocker
1958 - Tanya Tucker, country singer
1959 - Bradley Whitford, actor
1961 - Julia Sweeney, comedic actress & SNL alum
1965 - Rebecca Pidgeon, actress
1969 - Brett Favre, football player
1970 - Bai Ling, actress
1973 - Mario Lopez, actor & Saved By The Bell alum
1974 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., race car driver
1979 - Mya, singer


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