At the dedication of a military cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln (above)
delivered one of the most memorable speeches in American history:
the  Gettysburg Address.  

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Rhonda Fleming, the fiery redhead
who appeared with Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan and other film stars of the 1940s and 1950s, has
died. She was 97. Her assistant Carla Sapon told The Associated
Press, Fleming died Wednesday in Santa Monica, California.

Rhonda Fleming (Marilyn Louis)
(August 10, 1923 – October 14, 2020)

                   SANDY KOZEL

The  United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S.
uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the United
States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established
as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 Sep. 
1947 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947.

The Air Force is the second youngest branch of the U.S.
Armed Forces and the fourth in order of precedence.

Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

Lucille Desiree Ball, one of America’s most famous redheads
and beloved comic actresses, was born near Jamestown, New
York. She became immortalized on TV’s I Love Lucy , a
sitcom which originally aired on CBS from October 15,
1951 to  May 6, 1957.6, 1957.

Cast members from left, Lucille Ball, Vivan Vance, Desi Arnaz, and William Frawley.

SANDY KOZEL

Dick Clark (Richard Wagstaff Clark)
(November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)

The original ABC network debut of American Bandstand began
on this day in 1957 and continued until 1987.