Aviation pioneer and author Amelia Earhart made a flight from
Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California, becoming the first
woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. The plane she
flew on that trip, a Lockheed Vega, is on display at the
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Amelia Earhart posing by her plane at the Oakland airport
The Lockheed Vega 5B at the National Air and Space Museum
LOUIE, LOUIE by The Kingsmen went to the top spot on The
Cash Box music chart and sold over one million copies.
Australian-born radio, film, and TV actor Rod Taylor,right, made his
film debut in the Australian production of KING OF THE CORAL SEA
IN 1953.
Rod Taylor in The Time Machine, 1960
Rod starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, 1963.
British filmmaker Peter Yates, who sent Steve McQueen screeching through
the streets of San Francisco in a Ford Mustang in "Bullitt," has died at the age of 81.
Yates was nominated for four Academy Awards – two as director and two as producer
for the cycling tale "Breaking Away" and the backstage drama "The Dresser." (AP)
George Foreman is a two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing
Champion and Olympic gold medalist. The Boxing Hall of Famer has
been called one of the hardest hitters in boxing history. George is
an ordained minister and has his own church.
George Forman, left, was defeated by Muhammad Ali with
an 8th round TKO in 1974. The match became known as the
“Rumble in the Jungle”.
George is now known for the popular George Forman Grill.
