JOHN BELMONT
John Winston Lennon
(9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)
Lennon was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace
activist who achieved worldwide fame as the founder, co-
songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the
Beatles. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney
remains the most successful in history,
The world’s first anthrax epidemic began in Ekaterinburg, Russia
(now Sverdlovsk), on April 2, 1979. By the time it ended six weeks
later, 62 people were dead. Another 32 survived serious illness. Ekaterinburg, as the town was known in Soviet times, also
suffered livestock losses from the epidemic.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy increased military aid to South Vietnam without committing U.S.
combat troops.
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.
SHIRLEY SMITH
Thomas A. Edison announced he had devised a method to record
sound with the invention of his phonograph on this day in 1877. It ushered in a new era of music and spoken word.
