Under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine Black students entered all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 25, 1957. Three weeks earlier, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus had surrounded the school with National Guard troops to prevent its federal court-ordered racial integration.
After a tense standoff, President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent 1,000 army paratroopers to Little Rock to enforce the court order.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969)
On this day in 1957, the Arkansas National Guard was ordered by Governor Orval Faubus to keep nine black students from going into Little Rock’s Central High School.
Orval Eugene Faubus(January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994)
The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel on this day in 1957. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market two years later.
Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers on this day in 1781. The original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," which translates as "The Town of the Queen of Angels."
View of a statue depicting the Governor Felipe de Neve, in Los Angeles Plaza.
George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera on this day in 1888. The camera took 100 photos per roll.
On this day in 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay event at Munich, Germany. Spitz was the first Olympian to win seven gold medals.
Mark Andrew Spitz turned 68 in February.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is 37 years young today.
Former member of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child who also became a widely successful solo artist. She has won a total of 2 2 Grammy Awards for songs such as "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," "Drunk in Love" and "Crazy in Love."She won her first school talent show with her rendition of "Imagine" by John Lennon.
Alabama Gov. George Wallace allowed two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama on this day in 1963.
Vivian Malone entering Foster Auditorium to register for classes at the University of Alabama. Vivian Malone, one of the first African Americans to attend the university, walks through a crowd that includes photographers, National Guard members, and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.
Protesting the persecution of Buddhist, a Vietnamese monk burned himself to death in a Saigon intersection on this day in 1963. He reportedly didn’t make a sound or even move during the incident.
The execution room at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, IN.
The U.S. government executed Timothy McVeigh (above) by chemical injection on this day in 2001. He was accused of taking the lives of 168 people when he blew up the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995. He died silently, with his eyes open. Instead of making an oral statement, McVeigh, 33, issued a copy of the 1875poem "Invictus," which concludes with the lines: "I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."
Oklahoma City fire Captain Chris Fields carries Baylee Almon from the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City following the 1995 bombing. Little Baylee died a short time later.
Sir Barton became the first horse to capture the Triple Crown when he won the Belmont Stakes in New York City on this day in 1919.
The 1919 Belmont Stakes Trophy Silver Tray Presented to the Owner of Sir Barton.
Marion Mitchell Morrison (Marion Robert Morrison) Born in Winterset, Iowa. (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979)
Between 1926 and 1976, John Wayne (nicknamed Duke) appeared in over 170 motion pictures, and became one of America’s biggest box office stars, only Clark Gable sold more tickets than Wayne.
On this day in 1957, nine black students attempt to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The situation turnedpotentially violentand President Eisenhower sent in the national Guard to escort the students to school.
The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel on this day in 1957. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market only two years.
Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers on this day in 1781. The original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," which translates as "The Town of the Queen of Angels."
Statue depicting Governor Felipe de Neve, in Los Angeles Plaza.
On this day in 1888, George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera (below). The camera took 100 exposures per roll.
The original Kodak camera, introduced by George Eastman.
George Eastman(July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932)
On this day in 1972, swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay event at Munich, Germany. Spitz was the first Olympian to win seven gold medals.
Mark Andrew Spitz turned 67 on February 10.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is 36 today.
Beyoncé is a former member of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child who also became a widely successful solo artist. She has won a total of 22 Grammy Awards for songs such as "Single Ladies," "Drunk in Love" and "Crazy in Love." She won her first school talent show with her rendition of "Imagine" by John Lennon.
Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s literal stand (left) against forced integration on this day in 1963 made him a national figure in the ongoing Civil Rights battle.
National Guard Brig. Gen. Henry Graham (left) informs Gov. George Wallace that the guard is under federal control as the two meet at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
On this day in June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself to death at a busy intersection in Saigon. He was attempting to show that to fight all forms of oppression on equal terms, Buddhism too, needed to have its martyrs.
Photographer Malcolm Browne captured the scene in Saigon for the Associated Press, and the stark image quickly became an iconic visual of the turbulent 1960s.
Timothy James McVeigh(April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001)
Timothy McVeigh was convicted of blowing up the Oklahoma city federal building killing and 168 people in the deadliest act of terrorism on American soil. He was executed on this day in 2001.
It was on this day in 1919.
Sir Barton’s monument and gravesite in Douglas, Wyoming.
On this day in 1979.
John Wayne (Marion Robert Morrison) (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979)
