On July 6, 1946, George Walker Bush—the son of 41st
President George Herbert Walker Bush, was born in New
Haven, Connecticut.George W. Bush went on to become
the 43rd U.S. president.
He left office in January, 2009, after the election of Barack
Obama.
On July 6, 1994, the movie Forrest Gump opened in theaters. A
huge box-office success, the film starred Tom Hanks in the title
role of Forrest, a good-hearted man with a low I.Q. who winds
up at the center of key cultural and historical events of the
second half of the 20th century.
Forrest Gump received 13 Academy Award nominations and
took home six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor in
a Leading Role (Hanks) and Best Director (Robert Zemeckis).
The film also won an Oscar for its then-cutting-edge computer-
generated imagery (CGI) special effects, which incorporated
Forrest Gump into existing news footage with famous world
figures including John F. Kennedy, John Lennon and Richard
Nixon.
Tom Hanks will be 69 years old on July 9th.
In Annapolis, Maryland, the United States Naval Academy
admitted women for the first time in its history with the
induction of 81 female midshipmen in 1975.
In May 1980, Elizabeth Anne Rowe became the first woman
member of the class to graduate. Four years later, Kristine
Holderied became the first female midshipman to graduate
at the top of her class.
Elizabeth Anne Rowe
Kristine Holderied
High School ~ 1965
Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone is a actor and filmmaker with
a movie career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has
received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award
and a Critics’ Choice Award, as well as nominations for three
Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards.
Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison
Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six
consecutive decades. Films in which he has appeared in have
grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide.
Sergeant Stubby, a bull terrier mutt, received a gold medal from America’s WWI commanding general John Pershing for
“heroism of highest caliber” in 17 battles.
Among his heroic deeds: catching a German spy by biting his
legs.
Stubby died in his sleep in March 1926. He was 8 or 9 years old.
Gen. John Pershing awards Sergeant Stubby with a medal
from the Humane Education Society at a White House
ceremony.
Sergeant Stubby’s brick at Liberty Memorial.
