JOHN BELMONT

In Oslo, Norway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel
Peace Prize on this day in 1964. He was the youngest person
to receive the award.

Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch) 

The retired actor, producer, director and author is one of the last surviving
stars of the film industry’s Golden Age.

1960

Inspired by the spirited leadership of Benjamin Rush Milam, the newly
created Texan Army takes possession of the city of San Antonio, an
important victory for the Republic of Texas in its war for independence
from Mexico. 

Benjamin Rush Milam (1788 – 1835)

Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009)

Caroll Edwin Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019)

(FoxNews) – Caroll Spinney, the man behind the popular "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, died Sunday at his home in
Connecticut after living with dystonia for some time. Spinney was also
a cartoonist, author and speaker. The news came in a press release
from Sesame Workshop.

Caroll Spinney (L) pictured on set with Jim Henson during the
early days of “Sesame Street”.