Stephen Furst (Stephen Nelson Feuerstein) (May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017)
(AP) – Stephen Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit 1978 movie "Animal House," has died of complications from diabetes, his family said Saturday. His son Nathan Furst said his father died Friday at his home in Moorpark, California, north of Los Angeles
The War of 1812 began as the U.S. declared war against Great Britain. The conflict began over trade restrictions.
Depiction of the Tennessee Militia in the War of 1812.
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a flight from Newfoundland to Wales on this day in 1928. She received the U.S. distinguished flying cross for the record.
Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger on this day in 1983.
Sir James Paul McCartney is 75 years old today.
After his time with The Beatles Paul McCartney formed the band Wings and embarked upon a solo career. He has earned 21 Grammy Awards across his career.
He met George Harrison on his school bus as a child and he joined John Lennon‘s skiffle group The Quarrymen when he was fifteen. After Harrison joined the band as well, they changed their name to The Beatles.