a test tube baby. this was in the pre-kardashian days, starring in the commercial. he tied a national league record with his 44-game hit streak. and nbc news, the parent company, did something that would forever change the course of history, in july, 1978, nbc news hired a local tv reporter and stuck her right on the air a few weeks later. something that was then called a general correspondent. >> when the final role was called, the voting rights passed the senate by 67-32, just one vote more than the two thirds needed. but it still must be approved by 38 legislators, and that fight could be difficult. andrea mitchell, nbc news, the capital. >> andrea mitchell was hired 35 years today was hired by nbc