Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023)

Norman Lear was a screenwriter and producer who wrote,
created or developed over 100 shows. Lear created and
produced numerous popular 1970s sitcoms, including
All in the Family (1971–1979).

Lear (right) speaks with Jean Stapleton and Carroll
O’Connor on the set of "All in the Family" (1970).

On December 6, 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers placed a
nine-inch aluminum pyramid inscribed with "Laus Deo,"
meaning praise (be) to God, atop a tower of white marble,
completing the construction of an impressive monument to
the city’s namesake and the nation’s first president, George
Washington. 

Aluminum apex showing inscriptions on its east (left)
and north (right) faces.