(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.
On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.
During World War II on this day in 1945, the Yalta Agreement was signed by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
Nine days after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran (after 15 years in exile) power was seized by his followers on this day in 1979.
Thomas Alva Edison(February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera. Edison became a legend for his many contributions to the telecommunications and industry. With 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, he is considered the fourth most prolific inventor in history. As a youth, he sold candy, newspapers, and vegetables to train passengers who were traveling from Port Huron to Detroit.
The Soviet Union, on this day in 1962, exchanged capture American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers (above) for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel (below) being held by the U.S.
Alleged Russian spy Rudolf Abel (right) steps down from a patrol wagon.
The Glienicke bridge just after the Powers swap.
Francis Gary Powers with his U-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft.
On this day in 1992, Mike Tyson (in handcuffs) was convicted in Indianapolis of raping Desiree Washington, Miss Black American contestant.
Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman" opened at the Morocco Theatre in New York City on this day in 1949.
Left: Mildred Dunnock, Arthur Kennedy, Cameron Mitchell and Lee J. Cobb in a scene from "Death Of A Salesman".
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005)
John Gavin (Juan Vincent Apablasa) (April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018)
(FoxNews) – Fox News confirmed today John Gavin, the movie star who graced the big screen in “Psycho,” (1960) “Imitation of Life" (1959) and “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (1967) died this morning after a long illness.
