TIM MAGUIRE
On his nationwide CBS-TV program, "See It Now," Edward R.
Murrow, on this day in 1954, used the Wisconsin Republican’s
own filmed and tape-recorded voice to portray him as a man
employing the half-truth as a "staple" and "repeatedly stepping
over the line between investigating and persecuting.
Lawyer Joseph Welch at the Army-McCarthy hearings.
On this day in 1964, The Beatles made the first of three record-
breaking appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 73 million
people watched the show. It was their American TV debut.
During World War II on this day in 1943, the battle of Guadalcanal
ended with an American victory over Japanese forces.
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 9, 1943.
Some 60,000 Allies forces fought on the island between August 1942
and February 1943.
These Japanese prisoners were among those captured by American
forces on Guadalcanal Island.
Ronald Reagan the actor.
1951
1953
Ronald Reagan as host And sometimes guest on
the syndicated TV series DEATH VALLEY DAYS
(‘65-‘66)
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
Ronald Reagan served as the 40th president of the United States
from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was a Hollywood
actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd governor of
California from 1967 to 1975.