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NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
WILLIAM SHATNER IS 82 TODAY
Actor William Shatner is also a musician, recording artist, author
and film director. He became a cultural icon for his portrayal of
James T. Kirk, captain of the USS Enterprise, in the NBC science
fiction series, Star Trek, from 1966 to 1969.
‘’THE ROCK’’ WAS CLOSED ON THIS DAY IN 1963
1934 Postcard of Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island, located in the San Francisco Bay in California, was developed as
a military prison (1868), and a federal prison beginning in 1933.
Because the penitentiary was becoming more costly to operate than other prisons,
coupled with the salt water erosion of the buildings, Attorney General Robert F.
Kennedy ordered the facility closed. The U.S. Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois
opened as the replacement for Alcatraz.
Today, the island’s facilities are managed by the National Park Service as part of
the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to tours.
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