Announcer Ernest Jennings Ford at WOPI-AM in Bristol, Tennessee
The Everly Brothers, Don and Phil (above) enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps Reserves on November 25, 1961. They served a six-month
stint of training and active duty. One of their few performances during this
time was an on-leave appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, where they
performed "Jezebel" and "Crying In The Rain. ‘’ After the Marine Corps,
the brothers resumed their career.
Amy Lee Grant is a six-time Grammy Award winning singer-
songwriter. She remains the best-selling contemporary
Christian music singer ever.
Apollo 12 Command Module Yankee Clipper on display at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, Virginia
The Yankee Clipper returned to Earth at 3:58pm EST, in the Pacific Ocean, about
500 nautical miles east of American Samoa. After recovery by the USS Hornet,
they were flown to Pago Pago International Airport in Tafuna for a reception,
before being flown on a C-141 cargo plane to Honolulu.