CAMILLE BOHANNON
Edward White became the first American astronaut to do a "space
walk" when he left the Gemini 4 capsule on this day in 1965.
Ed White floats beside Gemini IV, with the Gulf of California behind
him.
Edward Higgins White II (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967)
Ayatollah (Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi) Khomeini
(September 24, 1902 – June 3, 1989)
Pope John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli)
(November 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963)
The Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the British throne, married Wallis Warfield Simpson on this day in 1937. The Duke died on May
28, 1972 at age 77.
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997)
Allen Ginsberg was an American poet, philosopher, and
writer. He is considered to be one of the leading figures
of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the
counterculture that soon followed. Ginsberg vigorously
opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual
repression.
Josephine Baker (Freda Josephine McDonald)
(June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975)
Dancer and entertainer Josephine Baker was known as "Black
Pearl" and "Creole Goddess" and widely recognized by her
Danse banana costume. She was activist in the Civil Rights
Movement, and adopted a "Rainbow Tribe" of orphans from
various races.
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