OSCAR WINNERS FOR 1958:
Best Picture: Gigi
Best Actor: David Niven in "Separate Tables"
Best Actress: Susan Hayward in "I Want to Live"
THESE ENTITIES ARE CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARIES IN 2008.
The LEGO brick: The 50th birthday of the LEGO brick is in January 2008 and there is plenty to celebrate. Children all over the world have played with LEGO bricks for the past 50 years, and LEGO is still right at the top of many wish lists.
AARP: As the world redefines what it means to turn 50, so does AARP. This year they are celebrating 50 years of service to America.
PERKINS: With its roots tracing back to 1958 with the opening of a single Pancake House in Ohio, the Perkins Restaurant and Bakery chain now expands far beyond its breakfast heritage.
IHOP: The International House of Pancakes was founded in 1958 by Jerry Lapin and his brother Al Lapin, Jr., and financial partners Albert Kallis and Sherwood Rosenberg. The first restaurant opened on July 7, 1958, in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California.
THE PEACE SYMBOL: Three simple lines within a circle - - - turned 50 on April 4, 2008.
THESE ARE A FEW NOTABLES BORN BETWEEN
SEPTEMBER 1957 AND SEPTEMBER 1958
| Gloria Estefan |
September 1 |
| Fran Drescher |
September 30 |
| Donny Osmond |
December 9 |
| Ray Romano |
December 21 |
| Matt Lauer |
December 30 |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter |
February 21 |
| Sharon Stone |
March 10 |
| Andy Gibb |
March 5 |
| Albert II, Prince of Monaco |
March 14 |
| Alec Baldwin |
April 3 |
| Michelle Pfeiffer |
April 29 |
| Drew Carey |
May 23 |
| Mitch Albom |
May 23 |
| Annette Bening |
May 29 |
| Prince |
June 7 |
| Kevin Bacon |
July 8 |
| Mark Cuban |
July 31 |
| Madonna |
August 16 |
| Michael Jackson |
August 29 |
| Jeff Foxworthy |
September 6 |
| Andrea Bocelli |
September 22 |