SANDY KOZEL

British Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) and Irish Taoiseach Bertie
Ahern sign the Good Friday Agreement (above). They reached a
peace accord on governing British ruled Northern Ireland on this
day in 1998. Britain’s direct rule was ended.

On this day in 1912, the Titanic set sail from Southampton, England
on it’s doomed voyage.

F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby" for the first time on
this day in 1925.

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940)

Comedian Sam Kinison (above) was killed when a pickup truck ran
head-on into his car on a desert road between Los Angeles and Las Vegas on this day in 1992.

CARLATA BRADLEY

On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in
captivity.

During World War II on this day in 1945, the Yalta Agreement was
signed by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

Nine days after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran
(after 15 years in exile) power was seized by his followers on this
day in 1979.

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion
picture camera. Edison became a legend for his many contributions to the telecommunications and industry. With 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, he
is considered the fourth most prolific inventor in history. As a youth, he
sold candy, newspapers, and vegetables to train passengers who were 
traveling from Port Huron to Detroit.

SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1973, President Nixon announced that an accord had
been reached to end the Vietnam War.

On this day in 1968, North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, charging it had intruded into the nation’s territorial waters on a
spying mission. The crew was released 11 months later.

Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher, captain of the USS Pueblo.

The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on this day in 1977 on
ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel.

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley
(August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992)

Keeshan played the original Clarabell the Clown 
on the Howdy Doody show on NBC-TV.

Bob Keeshan created and played the title role in the children’s television
program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984 on CBS, the
longest-running nationally broadcast children’s television program of
its day.

Robert James "Bob" Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004)

John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)

Talk show host and comedian, Johnny Carson is best remembered for his
30 years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). 

He received six Emmy Awards, the Television Academy‘s 1980 Governor’s
Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television
Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in
1993.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

The Battle of Antietam took place during the American Civil War on this day in
1862. More than 23,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing. The Rebel
advance was ended with heavy losses to both armies.

The Constitution of the United States of America was signed by delegates at
the Constitutional Convention on this day in 1787.

Hiram King "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953)

Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers
and songwriters of the 20th century. Williams recorded 35 singles, five
released posthumously, that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country
& Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one, three posthumously.

Hank Williams on the fiddle with Big Bill Lister on guitar

"M*A*S*H" premiered on CBS-TV on this day in 1972.

The series ended on February 28, 1983, with the finale,
showcased  as a television film, titled "Goodbye, Farewell
and Amen",  becoming the most-watched and highest-rated
single television episode in U.S. television history at the time.  

TIM MAGUIRE

Israel and Palestine signed their first major agreement on this day in 1993. Palestine was granted limited self-government in the Gaza
Strip and in Jericho.

On this day in 2005, President George W. Bush took responsibility
for the Federal response to Hurricane Katrina.

President George W. Bush meets with Hurricane Katrina victims in
Biloxi, Miss.

In New York on this day in 1971, National Guardsmen stormed the
Attica Correctional Facility and put an end to the four-day revolt. A
total of 43 people were killed in the final assault. A committee was organized to investigate the riot on September 30, 1971.

George Corley Wallace Jr.
(August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998)

Wallace was the 45th Governor of Alabama, having served two
nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms. He survived
an assassination attempt in in 1972, but remained wheelchair-
bound until his death from a bacterial infection..

During his final years, Wallace publicly recanted his segregationist
views and asked for forgiveness from African Americans.