*** Saturday, April 3, is the 93rd day of 1999. There are 272 days left in the
                 year.

                 - On this date in 1776, George Washington received an honorary
                   doctor of law degree from Harvard College.
                 - In 1829, James Carrington patented the coffee mill.
                 - In 1860, the Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo., and
                   Sacramento, Calif.
                 - In 1882, notorious outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed in St.
                   Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of his own gang.
                 - In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J., for the
                   kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.
                 - In 1948, President Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which allocated
                   more than $5 billion in aid for 16 European countries.
                 - In 1953, "TV Guide" was published for the first time.
                 - In 1965, Bob Dylan appeared on the pop music charts for the
                   first time when "Subterranean Homesick Blues" entered the Top 40
                   at No. 39.
                 - In 1979, Jane M. Byrne became the first woman elected mayor of
                   Chicago.
                 - In 1982, John Chancellor stepped down as anchor of the "The NBC
                   Nightly News."
                 - In 1996, an Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown
                   and American business executives crashed in Croatia, killing all 35
                   people aboard. Also, Theodore Kaczynski was arrested and accused of
                   being the Unabomber.

                 *Saturday's Birthdays*

                 - Singer Sebastian Bach is 31 (Skid Row).
                 - Actor Alec Baldwin is 41.
                 - Singer Jan Berry is 58 (Jan and Dean).
                 - Actor Marlon Brando is 75.
                 - Actress Doris Day is 75.
                 - Actress Jennie Garth is 27.
                 - Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 69.
                 - Musician Mick Mars is 43, guitarist (Motley Crue)
                 - Actress Marsha Mason is 57.
                 - Actor Eddie Murphy is 38.
                 - Singer Wayne Newton is 57.
                 - Singer Tony Orlando is 54.
                 - Actor David Hyde Pierce is 40.
                 - Guitarist Richard Thompson is 50.