On Aug. 18, 1936 — also a Thursday — Switzerland decided to refuse entry to all refugees without a visa and President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the Thousand Islands Bridge connecting United States and Canada.
Today, the Hollywood legend known as Robert Redford (and Bob to friends) turned 80 with greetings from around the world.
But he said of birthdays: “I don’t like marking your time like that, I just keep rolling forward and not have to stop and think, ‘Oh, I’m now this age or that age.'”
