Philadelphia Warriors were the first NBA Champs when the league was
known as BAA (Basketball Association of America).

The Basketball Association of America (BAA) was a professional basketball
league founded in New York City. Maurice Podoloff (below), who was already
serving as president of the American Hockey League, was appointed president
of the BAA, becoming the first person to simultaneously lead two professional
leagues. The league merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) in
1949, forming the National Basketball Association (NBA).

 

Maurice Podoloff

 
  Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 — June 6, 2012)

1953

legendary Hungarian photojournalist Robert Capa’s footage and 
photographs of the Normandy Landings made him famous.

The National D-Day Memorial. Located in Bedford, Virginia

"Teach Your Children" was written by Graham Nash when he was a member of
The Hollies. The recording features Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar. It peaked
at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts shortly after its release. In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale used the song in a campaign commercial on
arms control.