Luke Askew (March 26, 1932 – March 29, 2012)

Luke Askew was a character actor for more than 40 years. He 
is best known for his role in the 1969 film Easy Rider. Askew
made his film debut in the 1967 Otto Preminger film Hurry
Sundown. He was a native of Macon, Georgia, later moving 
to Lake Oswego, Oregon. He died Thursday, March 29 at 
his Lake Oswego home of lung cancer.  
 

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Luke Askew in Hurry Sundown

Askew as seen in Easy Rider

This is the last known high-quality photograph of Lincoln.

 


President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes
Booth. He was carried across the street to a small room in a boarding house
where he never regained consciousness. Lincoln died early the next morning.

The Presidential Box at Ford’s Theatre

The Philadelphia Derringer pistol Booth used to shoot  Lincoln is on display
at the museum in Ford’s Theatre, Washington, D.C.

 
John Wilkes Booth

Packy is America’s oldest and largest male Asian elephant born
in a North American zoo.

Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb) is a country music singer-songwriter, 
known as "The First Lady of Country Music” and continues to be one 
of the most successful vocalists of all time. As of 2011, Lynn continues
to tour and has received numerous country music awards. 

 

Lyle Waggoner was an announcer and skit player on The Carol Burnett
Show from 1967 to 1974 and played Steve Trevor in The New Adventures 
of Wonder Woman in 1975. Prior to joining Carol Burnett, Waggoner was
a finalist for the title role in the TV series version of Batman. 

Waggoner retired from full-time acting to run Star Waggons, a company
he founded in 1979 that leases customized trailers for the entertainment 
industry, the largest such supplier in the country. He will occasionally
make guest appearances.

Excerpt from the 25 years special

Lyle Waggoner with Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman