MIKE GRACIA
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is 56 years old today.
Director, producer, and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino first
received acclaim for his 1990s crime films Reservoir Dogs,
Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. He later went on to direct the
action films Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Inglourious
Basterds and Django Unchained. He dropped out of Narbonne
High School his freshman year to go to acting school.
SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 44 BC, the assassination of Roman Emperor Julius
Caesar by many high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known
as the "Ides of March."
A marble bust of Julius Caesar.
On this day in 1956, the Lerner and Loewe musical
"My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway.
Composer Frederick Loewe, left, and
lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, right.
The ballroom scene.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated in New York City at
the age of 39 by assassins identified as Black Muslims. He was about
to address the OAAU in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom when a man
in the 400-person audience rushed forward and shot him once in the
chest with a sawed-off shotgun as two other men charged the stage
firing semi-automatic handguns. Malcolm X was pronounced dead at
3:30 pm, shortly after arriving at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
The Audubon Ballroom stage after the murder. Circles on backdrop
mark bullet holes.
Malcolm X (Little) (1925–1965)
On this day in 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China for
an official trip. He was the first U.S. president to visit the People’s Republic of China since it was established in 1949. This was an
important event because the United States was seeking to improve relations with a Communist country during the Cold War.
President and Mrs. Nixon visit the Great Wall of China.
President Nixon and Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, left, in Shanghai at
the end of Nixon’s visit.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1941,the United States entered World War II when it
declared war against Japan. The act came one day after the attack
on Pearl Harbor. Britain and Canada also declared war on Japan.
Smoke rises from the battleship USS Arizona as it sinks during the
Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980)
John Lennon (left) signing a copy of Double Fantasy album for Mark Chapman several hours before the murder.
In New York City on this day in 1980, Mark David Chapman shot former Beatle
John Lennon to death. Earlier in the day, Lennon had autographed an album
for Chapman (above).
The main entrance to The Dakota, where Lennon was shot.
1980 mug shots.
Mark David Chapman turned 63 May 10.
ED DANAHUE
On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery,
AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was
arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.
The bus, restored to the 1955 condition of Ms. Parks’ historic ride, is
located in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005)
Heywood "Woody" Allen (Allan Stewart Konigsberg) is 83 today.
Iconic writer and director Woody Allen is known for his unique blend of
comedy and style. His most celebrated films include Annie Hall (1977),
Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Deconstructing Harry
(1997), and Midnight in Paris (2011). He performed card and magic tricks
in his youth and underwent the legal process of changing his name to
Heywood Allen when he was 17.
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