(Fox News) – Legendary crooner Vic Damone passed away on Sunday at the age of 89. He was born Vito Rocco Farinola in Brooklyn, New York.
Damone entered the talent search on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts and won in April 1947. This led to his becoming a regular on Godfrey’s show. He met Milton Berle at the studio and Berle got him work at two night clubs. By mid-1947, Damone had signed a contract with Mercury Records.(WIKIPEDIA)
Abraham Lincoln(February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States who led the country through the horrific American Civil War. He also helped abolish slavery with the 13th amendment.
Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882)
On this day in 1999, United States President Clinton was acquitted by the U.S. Senate on two impeachment articles. The charges were lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. He is the second president in American history to be impeached.
President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on this day in 1909.
Charles Monroe Schulz(November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000)
Charles Schulz was a cartoonist best known for the comic strip Peanuts which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among others. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited as a major influence by many later cartoonists, including Jim Davis, Bill Watterson, and Matt Groening.
