Martha Tilton (November 14, 1915 – December 8, 2006)

               Benny Goodman hired Martha Tilton as a vocalist with his band
               in August 1937. She was with Goodman in January 1938, when
               the band gave the first jazz performance at Carnegie Hall. She
               continued to appear as his star vocalist until the end of 1939.

National Freedom Day is a U.S. observance honoring the signing
by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that
later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

President Lincoln signed the Amendment outlawing slavery on
February 1, 1865, although it was not ratified by the states until
later.

Abraham Lincoln

CARLATA BRADLEY

2003

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960)

Clark Gable worked at an Ohio tire company after dropping out of school
at age 16.