
Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian) will be 71 May 20.
The song “Splish Splash” by Bobby Darin was his first hit and
helped give him a major boost in his career, reaching No. 3 on
the pop singles chart.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
sign the Good Friday Agreement on this day in 1998.
The Good Friday Agreement brought to an end the 30 years of sectarian conflict
in Northern Ireland known as ‘The Troubles’.
It was on this day in 1912.

The novel’s first publication was on this day in 1925.
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940)
Fitzgerald died of a heart attack before he could complete The
Last Tycoon. His manuscript, which included extensive notes for
the unwritten part of the novel’s story, was edited by his friend,
the literary critic Edmund Wilson, and published in 1941.
DALE EARNHARDT’S #3 GOODWRENCH 1989 CHEVROLET LUMINA RACE
CAR.
(FoxNews) – A Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet campaigned by the late
Dale Earnhardt sold Saturday for $220,000, including 10 percent buyer’s
premium, at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector-Car Auction.
The familiar black No. 3 Chevrolet Lumina was raced by Earnhardt in 1989
and ’90, according to the auction listing. It was driven by Earnhardt to one
of his nine victories at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
In 1990, Earnhardt won nine races and the fourth of his seven championships
in what is now the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
The auction listing stated,“This NASCAR Cup Car comes with supporting
documentation from Crew Chief Kirk Shelmerdine, who personally inspected
the car and found it to be 100% true as raced by Dale Earnhardt,”
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)
Dennis William Quaid was born in Houston, Texas.
Actor Dennis Quaid first received recognition for his role in the
1979 film Breaking Away, then went on to play memorable roles
in the films The Right Stuff (1983), Frequency (2000), and The
Day After Tomorrow (2004),
His role as Frank Whitaker in the 2002 film Far From Heaven
earned him a number of awards, including the New York Film
Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor.
2004