David Thomas "Davy" Jones, the lead singer of the group The
Monkees, reportedly died this morning of an apparent heart
attack in Florida. 

Leap Year was named after an Archbishop Oswald of York who died on February
29, 992. It is also referred to as St. Oswald’s Day.Leap year occurs every four years. years. The reason, It is necessary in order to keep the calendar year synchronized
with the astronomical year. A year that is not a leap year is called a common year.  

A  fun fact…People who are born on Leap Year are called “leapers” or “leaplings”.

SS Andrea Doria was an ocean liner for the Italian Line out of Genoa,
Italy. The ship capsized and sank on 26 July 1956 after colliding with
the MS Stockholm as it was en route to New York. Of the nearly
1,500 passengers and more than 600 crew members only 46
people died in one of the most successful rescues in maritime
history.  

  



Dinah Shore was a popular recording artist during the Big Band era of the 1940s
and 1950s. She was the first singer to achieve huge solo success. She achieved
even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as hostess of a series
of variety programs for Chevrolet. TV Guide magazine ranked her at #16 on their 
list of the top fifty television stars of all time. 

1956