George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)
George Harrison was the Lead guitarist of the The Beatles
and the singer-songwriter who penned "Something," "Here
Comes the Sun" and "My Sweet Lord."
Harrison played a significant role in shaping the band’s
musical direction and later established a successful
solo career.
Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827 – 1901)
Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi,
was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African
American ever to sit in Congress.
During the Civil War, Revels, a college-educated minister,
helped form African American army regiments for the Union
cause, started a school for freed men, and served as a
chaplain for the Union army.
Posted to Mississippi, Revels remained in the former
Confederate state after the war and entered into
Reconstruction-era Southern politics.
The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson’s controversial film
about the last 44 hours of Jesus of Nazareth’s life, opened
in theaters across the United States on February 25, 2004.
Not coincidentally, the day was Ash Wednesday, the start
of Lent for many Christian denominations.
The film stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus, Maia Morgenstern as
his mother Mary, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene.
Gibson’s original intention was to show The Passion of the
Christ without subtitles, in an attempt to “transcend the
language barriers with visual storytelling,” as he later
explained.
With dialogue entirely in Latin, Hebrew and Aramaic, the
film was eventually released with subtitles.
Jim Caviezel with director Mel Gibson.
Patrons stand in line for tickets for a morning showing of
"The Passion of the Christ," at Regal Cinemas in Buford, Georgia, February 25, 2004.
SANDY KOZEL
February 23, 1945: During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S.
Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th
Regiment of the 5th Division took the crest of Mount Suribachi.
the island’s highest peak and most strategic position, and
raised the U.S. flag.
Marine photographer Louis Lowery, who was with them,
recorded the event. Americans fighting for control of
Suribachi’s slopes cheered the raising of the flag.
Several hours later, more Marines headed up to the crest
with a larger flag. Joe Rosenthal, a photographer with the
Associated Press, met them along the way and recorded
the raising of the second flag along with a Marine still
photographer and a motion-picture cameraman.
Louis R. Lowery (July 24, 1916 – April 15, 1987)
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