This is not the first time the Forest Service's management practices for the Giant Sequoia National Monument have been questioned. In 2006, a federal judge ruled that the Forest Service's 2003 monument management plan failed to comply with federal environmental laws.
*Marie Van Brittan Brown was born on this date in 1922. She was an African American nurse and inventor. Born Marie Van Brittan in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, in 1966 she had the idea for a home surveillance device. She applied for a patent along with her husband Albert Brown in 1966 for a closed circuit television security system.
Mini Bio (1) Samantha Brown was born on March 31, 1970 in Dallas, Texas, USA as Samantha Elizabeth Brown. She is a writer and actress, known for Samantha Brown's Inside the Suitcase (2010), The Trip: 2014 (2014) and Girl Meets Hawaii (2000). She has been married to Kevin O'Leary since October 28, 2006. They have two children.