Kemal Amen "Casey" Kasem was born in Detroit, Michigan.
(April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014)
Kasem was a famed voice actor and disc jockey of American Top 40. He
provided the voice of Shaggy in the animated Saturday morning cartoon
Scooby-Doo (1969-1997/2002-2009) on CBS/ABC.
SANDY KOZEL
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant)
(April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885)
Grant refused to attend church services at West Point and
was given demerits for his intransigence.
Grant’s Tomb, now formally known as General Grant National Memorial, is
the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th President
of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902). Completed
in 1897, the tomb is located in Riverside Park in the Morningside Heights
neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, across the street from
the monumental Riverside Church. It was placed under the management of
the National Park Service in 1958.
ED DANAHUE
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)
The film G.I. Blues is a musical comedy directed by Norman Taurog and starring
Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, and Robert Ivers. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany
before Presley’s release from the army. The movie reached #2 on the Variety
weekly national box office chart in 1960. It won a 2nd place or runner-up prize
Laurel Award in the category of Top Musical of 1960.
