ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1991, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced
live on television that "Kuwait is liberated."

ROSS SIMPSON

At 12:18 p.m. et, a terrorist bomb exploded in a parking garage of the World
Trade Center in New York City, leaving a crater 60 feet wide and causing the collapse of several steel-reinforced concrete floors in the vicinity of the blast. Although the terrorist bomb failed to critically damage the main structure of
the skyscrapers, six people were killed, more than 1,000 were injured and
the World Trade Center itself suffered more than $500 million in damage. 

After the attack, authorities evacuated 50,000 people from the buildings,
hundreds of whom were suffering from smoke inhalation. The evacuation
lasted the whole afternoon.

City authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation undertook a massive manhunt for suspects, and within days several radical Islamic fundamentalists
were arrested.

On this day in 1987, The Tower Commission rebuked President
Reagan for failing to control his national security staff in the wake
of the Iran-Contra Affair.

Beverley Owen (Beverley Ogg)  (May 13, 1937 – February 21, 2019)

(Fox News) – Beverley Owen, the actress best known for playing the original
Marilyn Munster on Season 1 of the ‘60s CBS sitcom “The Munsters,” has
died.

Her co-star Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster, confirmed the death
on Facebook Sunday. Owen’s daughter, Polly Stone, said she died on Feb.
21 after battling ovarian cancer and was surrounded by friends and family
at her home in Vermont.

Owen left “The Munsters” after 13 episodes to marry Jon Stone, the Emmy
Award-winning producer and director of “Sesame Street”. She was replaced 
by actress Pat Priest for the remainder of the series.

TIM MAGUIRE

On this day in 1836, Connecticut-born gun manufacturer Samuel
Colt (1814-62) received a U.S. patent for a revolver mechanism
that enabled a gun to be fired multiple times without reloading.

In Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt built the world’s largest private armament factory. The factory was not only the largest, it was the
world’s most advanced manufacturing facility.

On February 25, 1964, underdog Cassius Clay, age 22, defeated champion Sonny Liston in a technical knockout to win the world heavyweight boxing crown. The highly anticipated match took
place in Miami Beach, Florida. Clay, who later became known to
the world as Muhammad Ali, went on to become the first fighter
to capture the heavyweight title three times.

Thomas Morgan Woodward (September 16, 1925 – February 22, 2019)

Morgan Woodward, who appeared in more than 250 movies and TV shows
during a 40-year acting career, died in Paso Robles, Calif. on Feb. 22.

The versatile character actor played oil man Marvin “Punk” Anderson on TV
show "Dallas" in 55 episodes from 1980-1987, but also had two appearances
on the original "Star Trek" series, was Elder Morgan in the film "Logan’s Run,
" and was a regular on the long-running "Gunsmoke" TV series.

Morgan Woodward (right) with John Wayne.