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President George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act, Anti-Terrorism Legislation, in the East Room on this day in 2001.
U.S. National security adviser Henry Kissinger declared, "Peace is at
hand" in Vietnam on this day in 1972.
The "Gunfight at the OK Corral" took place in Tombstone, AZ. on this day in
1881. The fight was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and Doc Holiday
and the Ike Clanton Gang.
Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017)
Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano
and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions
of the Crescent City, died Tuesday, the 24th.
Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s
office, said Domino died of natural causes at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973)
Pablo Picasso was a 20th-century Spanish painter and
sculptor who co-founded the Cubist movement and co-
invented several new styles of art, including constructed
sculpture, collage, and the plastic arts.
Dora Maar au Chat By Pablo Picasso.
The Old Guitarist
Head of a Woman (Fernande) sculpture by Picasso.
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On this day in 1962, U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson (below) presented
photographic evidence to the United Nations Security Council. The photos
were of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II
(February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965)
The U.N. General Assembly voted to expel Taiwan and admit mainland China
on this day in 1971.
On this day in 1983, U.S. troops and soldiers from six Caribbean nations
invaded Grenada to restore order and provide protection to U.S. citizens
after a recent coup within Grenada’s Communist (pro-Cuban) government.
The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during the Crimean War on this
day in 1854. The British were winning the Battle of Balaclava when Lord
James Cardigan received an order to attack the Russians. He took his troops
into a valley and suffered 40 percent caualties. Later it was revealed that the
order was the result of confusion and was not given intentionally.
Professional Golfer Payne Stewart was the U.S.Open champion in
1991 and 1999. His chartered jet lost pressurization shortly after
takeoff, then crashed several hours later. He was 42.
Learjet 35 N47BA Prior to the crash in a field near Aberdeen, South
Dakota.
Poet and author Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 – October 25, 1400)
Robert Guillaume (Robert Peter Williams)
(November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017)
(AP) – Robert Guillaume, known for his Emmy, Tony and Grammy-
winning work, as well as TV sitcoms "Soap" and "Benson," has died.
According to his widow, Donna Brown Guillaume, the St. Louis-born
performer died at home Tuesday in Los Angeles. He had been battling
prostate cancer.
Among Guillaume’s achievements was playing Nathan Detroit in the
first all-black version of "Guys and Dolls," earning a Tony nomination
in 1977. He became the first African-American to sing the title role of
"Phantom of the Opera," appearing with an all-white cast in Los
Angeles.
Fans may also know him as the voice of Rafiki in Disney’s "The Lion
King," for which he won a Grammy award for spoken-word recording
in 1995.
