The show debuted on August 30, 1993 and the final episode of the show
aired on May 20, 2015.

                 
                      David Letterman

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, hosted by Stephen Colbert, is
scheduled to premiere this evening.

                 
                      Stephen Colbert

1942

The Morton Salt company began in Chicago, Illinois, in 1848 as a small sales
agency, E. I. Wheeler, started by the Onondaga salt companies. It was later
named after the company’s new owner, Joy Morton (below). 

Joy Morton
(September 27, 1855 – May 9, 1934)

TIM MAGUIRE

Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014)

Caesar left home to pursue a music career as a saxophonist and later would audit classes at Juilliard.

Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia) 
(September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963)

Country singer Patsy Cline recorded "I Fall To Pieces" in 1961, as well as
"Walkin’ After Midnight” in 1957. She was the first female solo artist who
became part of the Country Music Hall of Fame. She died at the age of 30
in a multiple-fatality crash in the private plane of her manager, Randy
Hughes.

1962

Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964)

Cooke’s debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming
a number one hit for three weeks on Billboard‍‍ ‘​‍s pop chart and six
weeks on Billboard’s Rhythm & Blues chart.

It was named one of the 500 most important rock and roll recordings
by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In 2005, the song was voted #115
by representatives of the music industry and press in Rolling Stone
magazine’s The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.