“Sugar” Ray Charles Leonard was born in Wilmington, NC.
Olympic champion boxer and dominant prizefighter of the 1980s who
became the first fighter to earn more than $100 million from fight
purses. He went 36-3-1 as a professional and was inducted into
the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997. He started boxing in
1969 and his first pro fight was in 1977.
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1954
On this day in 1973.
The Buttonwood Agreement on this day in 1792 marked the
beginning of the New York Stock Exchange.Two dozen stock
brokers met under a buttonwood tree in Lower Manhattan.
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the Beach Boys. It initially met
with a lukewarm critical and commercial response, peaking at number 10
in the Billboard 200. Pet Sounds has subsequently gathered worldwide
acclaim from critics and musicians alike, and is widely considered to be
one of the most influential albums in music history.
In 1912, Jay R. Monroe invented the commercial calculator and opened
a factory in New Jersey for manufacturing and distribution. Named after
the inventor and founder, Monroe was a huge success! Monroe soon
became a household name with accounting and financial service
professionals around the world. The company is headquartered in
Bristol, PA.
Jay Randolph Monroe
MIKE GRACIA
It was on this day in 1868.
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982)
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