Charles Lindbergh (left) was honored with a ticker-tape parade in
New York City following his historic solo transatlantic flight.
Charles Lindbergh (left) was honored with a ticker-tape parade in
New York City following his historic solo transatlantic flight.
The epic historical drama film “Cleopatra” premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in
New York City. It was the most expensive film ever made up to that point and
almost bankrupted 20th Century-Fox. It later won four Academy Awards, and
was nominated for five more, including Best Picture (which it lost to Tom Jones).
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941,
Bush decided to join the US. Navy. He became the youngest
naval aviator at that time.
George Herbert Walker Bush
The 41st President of the United States also served as vice president,
congressman, ambassador, director of the CIA, and served in World
War II. His son, George W. Bush, served as the 43rd President of the
Untied States.
From left: George H.W. Bush with son George W. Bush.
The Browns
James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015)
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) – Jim Ed Brown, a longtime Grand Ole Opry member
who had solo and group hits and was a prominent figure on country music
television shows, died Thursday.
Brown died of cancer at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee,
according to a news release from Webster Public Relations. He is to be
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year.
In the mid-1950s, Brown and his two sisters, Bonnie and Maxie, formed the
trio known as The Browns, and had the No. 1 hit "The Three Bells" on both
the pop and country charts in 1959.