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Thursday morning, golf's first major tournament of the year gets started.

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For the millions of Baseball fans out around the country, opening day for the MLB Regular Season will soon been here on Sunday, March 31st. When the Houston Astros make their American League debut vs. the Texas Rangers in an 8 p.m. ET game that will be broadcast on ESPN.

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Cloris Leachman
Age: 86
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Winning an Oscar for her role as a supporting actress in the film ‘The Last Picture Show,’ as well as winning more Primetime Emmy Awards than any other actress, her memorable roles in the ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ spinoff ‘Phyllis’ and ‘The Facts of Life,’ being the oldest celebrity to dance on ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ and having one of the dirtiest mouths in Hollywood.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1803 – France sells the Louisiana territory and adjoining lands to the US as part of the Louisiana Purchase (More info)

1939 – Commercial television makes its official US debut, broadcasting from the Empire State Building at the New York World’s Fair (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the US Army in order to command the forces of Virginia (More info)

1902 – Pierre and Marie Curie isolate radium (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

George Takei
Age: 75
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise on the television series ‘Star Trek,’ his hilarious viral videos in support of gay rights, and having one of the best feeds on Twitter

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1775 – American Revolutionary War begins (More info)

1897 – The first Boston Marathon is run (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

James Franco
Age: 35
Occupation: Actor and Professional Student
Known For: His Oscar-nominated role in ’127 Hours,’ other notable work in ‘Milk,’ ‘Pineapple Express,’ ‘Planet of the Apes’ and in the ‘Spider Man’ trilogy, his bizarre recurring role on ‘General Hospital,’ a disastrous Oscar-hosting stint in 2011, and pretty much always being enrolled in a university class somewhere

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1506 – The cornerstone of the current St. Peter’s Basilica is laid (More info)

1775 – Paul Revere rides to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops (More info)

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Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

James Woods
Age: 65
Occupation: Actor
Known For: His Oscar-nominated roles in ‘Salvador’ and ‘Ghosts of Mississippi,’ and other critically-acclaimed work in ‘Once Upon a Time in America,’ ‘Nixon,’ and ‘Casino,’ and in the television legal drama ‘Shark’

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