A LOOK AT THE WORLD WHEN HOLLY HUGHES WAS BORN
Born Tuesday, January 08, 1974. As of Thursday, February 10, 2000 you are 26 years old


In The News In 1974
Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run to beat Babe Ruth's record. Impeachment hearings are opened against President Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee. President Nixon resigns. President Gerald Ford issues an unconditional pardon to ex-President Nixon for all federal crimes. Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in the eighth round to regain the heavyweight crown in Kinshasa, Zaire. Heiress Patty Hearst is kidnapped by and eventually joins the Symbionese Liberation Army.


Entertainment in 1974
• Nobel Prize Winner (Literature) -Eyvind Johnson and Harry Edmund - Sweden
• Best Selling Fiction - Centennial, James A. Michener
• Best Selling Non-Fiction - The Total Woman, Marabel Morgan
• Best Picture - The Godfather Part II, Paramount
• Best Director - Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II
• Best Actress - Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
• Best Actor - Art Carney, Harry and Tonto


Sport champions in 1974
• MLB - Oakland Athletics
• NFL - Miami Dolphins
• NBA - Boston Celtics
• NHL - Philadelphia Flyers
• NCAA-Basketball - North Carolina State
• KY Derby - Cannonade
• U.S. Open Golf - Hale Irwin
• U.S. Open Tennis (Men) - Jimmy Connors
• U.S. Open Tennis (Women) - Billie Jean King


Celebrities born on January 8
• Shirley Bassey singer - 1937
• David Bowie musician - 1947
• Soupy Sales comedian - 1926
• Elvis Presley singer/musician - 1935
• Stephen Hawking theoretical physicist - 1942
• Holly Hughes - 1974


Your Zodiac Sign is Capricorn
Capricorns are persistent, especially in business matters. Clear-headed and practical, they can appraise any situation with painstaking logic. Money and material things are important to Capricorns. They love hard work and earned results.


Your Chinese Sign is Tiger
You make a great friend and a dangerous enemy. You are thoughtful and careful in your work.


Your Birthstone is Garnet