Four-time Grammy Award-winning actress and singer Olivia Newton-John
gained fame in Grease (1978) and released the double platinum album
Physical. She has sold over 100 million records and has released over 10
Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles. She formed an all-girl group, Sol Four,
with three of her classmates during her teens.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1957, 300 U.S. Army troops stood guard as nine black students
were escorted to class at Central High School in Little Rock, AR. The children
had been forced to withdraw 2 days earlier because of unruly white mobs.
On this day in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson collapsed after a speech in
Pueblo, CO. The speaking tour was in support of the Treaty of Versailles.
On this day in 1897.
William Cuthbert Faulkner
(September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962)
Michael Kirk Douglas is 73 today.
Michael Douglas won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role
in the 1987 film Wall Street. He reprised his role in the 2010 sequel
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. His other notable film credits
include The China Syndrome (1979) Basic Instinct (1992) and Falling
Down (1993). He is the son of legendary actor Kirk Douglas.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Patty Hearst got prison time on this day in 1976.
Author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on this day in 1896.
His other novels include This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned,
and Tender Is the Night. He was so intelligent as a child that he was given
permission to attend only a half-day of school, and he could decide which
half.
Mike Wallace (left) and Harry Reasoner.
The television series "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS
on this day in 1968.
On this day in 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets
Field.
Jane and Jim Henson.
Jim Henson and friends.
James Maury "Jim" Henson
(September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990)
Jim Henson was the beloved puppeteer and creator of
The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock. He
created the iconic puppets Kermit the Frog, Oscar the
Grouch, and Bert and Ernie. He was honored on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame as both himself and Kermit
the Frog.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1952, Richard Nixon gave his "Checkers Speech". At the time
he was a candidate for U.S. vice-president.
Richard Nixon and family dog Checkers.
On this day in 63 B.C.
The Lewis (Left) and Clark (Right) expedition ended their trip to the Pacific
Northwest on this day in 1806.
Freud died on this day in 1939.
Freud’s couch.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is 68 years old today.
Known simply as The Boss, rock legend Bruce Springsteen hit fame in
1975 with his critically acclaimed album Born to Run and again in 1984
with his rock anthem "Born in the U.S.A." He won his 20th career Grammy
Award in 2009 when his song "Working on a Dream" took Best Solo Rock
Vocal Performance. Springsteen felt deep alienation while attending high
school and did not appear at his graduation. He failed his physical
examinations after being drafted to fight in Vietnam and never served.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a spy-fiction television series produced by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television and first broadcast on NBC. It follows
secret agents, played by Robert Vaughn (center and David McCallum
(left), who work for a secret international counter-espionage and law-
enforcement agency called U.N.C.L.E. The series premiered in 1964 and discontinued its run on January 15, 1968. It led the spy-fiction craze on
television, and by 1966 there were nearly a dozen imitators.
David Keith McCallum, Jr. turned 84 on September 19.
