A 20 year old Leonard Nimoy in 1952

Leonard Simon Nimoy is best known for his role of Spock in the
original Star Trek series (1966–1969). He received three Emmy
Award nominations during the series. Nimoy began acting at
the age of eight in local theater productions.

 
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is 70 today

1959

John Ernest "Johnny" Crawford

Before becoming widely known for his role as Mark McCain on the long-
running ABC western series, The Rifleman (1958-1963), he free-lanced
for several years, accumulating over 60 TV credits. At age nine,Crawford
first performed before a national audience as one of the original members
of the Musketeer’s on The Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959).

“Ring of Fire” became the biggest hit of Johnny Cash’s career, staying at number
one on the charts for seven weeks. It ranked No. 4 on CMT‘s 100 Greatest Songs
in Country Music in 2003 and is at #87 on Rolling Stone‘s list of The 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time.

The song was certified Gold on January 21, 2010 by the R.I.A.A. and has also
sold over 1.2 million digital downloads.

 
Barber James B. Peterson with his electric razor in hand and Elvis 
Presley in the chair

Elvis Presley’s ducktail hairstyle and famous sideburns were removed
as he received his first regulation short haircut from US Army barber
James Peterson. A clump of Elvis’ hair went up for bid in March, 2010 
at a Chicago auction house, selling for $15,000.

The former Army building at Fort Chaffee, Ark., where Elvis got  the
haircut, could be designated as an historical landmark.