Bill Walton (above) is a retired basketball star,who had been with
the Portland Trail Blazers, and is now a broadcaster in the sport.

He was born in La Mesa CA. Walton led the Trail Blazers to an
NBA championship in 1977, earning the NBA Finals MVP (Most
Valuable Player Award) that season. 

On November 5, 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was re-elected
for an unprecedented third term as president of the United States.