On January 16, 1942, the actress Carole Lombard, famous for her
roles in such screwball comedies as My Man Godfrey and To Be
or Not to Be, and for her marriage to the actor Clark Gable, was
killed when the TWA DC-3 plane she is traveling in crashes en
route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. She was 33.
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Renowned entertainer Tony Orlando (79) is set to bid farewell to
the stage with a series of unforgettable North American concerts.
In an announcement made today, the legendary artist revealed
the details of his "Farewell Concerts" tour, promising fans an
emotional and memorable journey through his remarkable career.
The tour will kick off with a three-night extravaganza at the South
Point Casino in Las Vegas, NV, from January 19th to the 21st.
Following the opening shows, Orlando will continue to captivate audiences in various cities, including Niagara Falls, ON, Des
Plaines and St.Charles, IL, Atlantic City, NJ, and Uncasville, CT.
One of the most poignant moments of the tour will undoubtedly
be Tony Orlando’s final performance in Las Vegas, where he has headlined for an impressive 51 years on the iconic Strip.
Tony in 1974.
On January 15, 2009, a potential disaster turned into a heroic
display of skill and composure when Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles safely land the
plane they were piloting on New York City’s Hudson River
after a bird strike caused its engines to fail. David Paterson,
governor of New York at the time, dubbed the incident the
“miracle on the Hudson.”
Sullenberger, a former Air Force fighter pilot with decades of
flying experience, received a slew of honors for his actions,
including an invitation to Barack Obama’s presidential
inauguration and resolutions of praise from the U.S.
Congress.
Captain Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles.
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III will
turn 73 on January 23rd.
The incident was adapted into the feature film
Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood. It starred Tom
Hanks as Sullenberger and Aaron Eckhart as
Skiles. It was released by Warner Bros. on
September 9, 2016.
ORLANDO, Fla. (TND) — Madison Marsh is a U.S. Air Force officer,
a master’s student at Harvard and is now adding 2024 Miss America
to her impressive resume.
She also happens to be the first active-duty servicemember to ever
win the title.
Marsh, 22, graduated last year from the United States Air Force
Academy with a degree in physics and is currently enrolled at
Harvard pursuing her master’s in public policy.
The U.S. Air Force celebrated her win on X and called her "our
very own."
Madison Marsh (Miss Colorado) after being crowned Miss America.
On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.was born in Atlanta,
Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. King received a doctorate
degree in theology and in 1955 helped organize the first major
protest of the African American civil rights movement: the
successful Montgomery Bus Boycott.
On October 14, 1964, King won the Nobel Peace Prize for
combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance.
In his final years, he expanded his focus to include opposition
towards poverty and the Vietnam War.
