SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1776, Richard Henry Lee’s resolution to break away
from Britain was adopted by the Continental Congress.

On this day in 1964, U.S. President Johnson signed the "Civil Rights
Act of 1964" into law. The act made it illegal in the United states to discriminate against others because of their race.

On this day in 1937, American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around
the world at the equator.

On this day in 1881, Charles J. Guiteau (below) fatally wounded U.S. 
President James A. Garfield in Washington, DC.

It was on this day in 1961.

James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997)

Stewart was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning
one in competition for The Philadelphia Story (1940), and
received an Academy Lifetime Achievement award in 1985.

In 1999, Stewart was named the third-greatest male screen
legend of the Golden Age of Hollywood by the American
Film Institute. The Institute has also named five of his
films to its list of the 100 best American films ever made. 

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Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window, 1954.

TIM MAGUIRE

The assassination on this day in 1914 sparked World War-ll.

On this day in 2000, six-year-old Elián González returned to Cuba
from the U.S. with his father. The child had been the center of an international custody dispute.

Federal agents seized Elián González, held in a closet by Donato Dalrymple, in Miami in April 2000. Dalrymple rescued the boy
from the ocean after his mother drowned when they tried to
escape Cuba.

On this day in 1997, boxer Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting
part of Evander Holyfield’s ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, NV.

Referee Mills Lane checks the ear of WBA heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield after it was bitten by Mike Tyson.

Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979)

Richard Rodgers was an American composer, with over 900 songs and
43 Broadway musicals, leaving a legacy as one of the most significant
composers of 20th century American music. He is best known for his
songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar
Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on
popular music.

Richard Rodgers (left) and Oscar Hammerstein ll.

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1965

Mel Brooks (Melvin Kaminsky) is 92 years old today.

Mel Brooks was the director of the classic satirical comedies Blazing
Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Spaceballs (1987), High
Anxiety (1977), The Producers (1967) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights
(1993). Brooks belongs to an exclusive club of entertainers as the
recipient of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Mel Brooks in Spaceballs.

TIM MAGUIRE

Islam’s prophet Muhammad died on this day in 632 AD.

On this day in 1968, James Earl Ray, an escaped U.S. convict, was
arrested in London, England, and charged with the assassination
of African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. on
April 4, 1968. in Memphis, Tennessee.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

On this day in 1967, Israeli airplanes attacked the USS Liberty in the Mediterranean during the 6-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors. 34 U.S. Navy crewmen were killed. Israel later called the incident a tragic mistake in identifying the ship. The U.S. has never publicly investigated the incident.

Frank Lloyd Wright (Frank Lincoln Wright) 
(June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959)

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer
and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which
were completed. Wright believed in designing structures that were in
harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called
organic architecture. His creative period spanned more than 70 years
and was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as
"the greatest American architect of all time".

Fallingwater (Kaufmann Home) designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle’s number (7) on this
day in 1969.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

It was on this day in 1968.

June, 6, 1968

The Six – Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began
on this day in 1967.

Israeli Centurion tank corps prepare for battle during the war.

U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall (center) gave a speech at Harvard University in which he outlined the Marshall Plan on this day
in 1947.

In the U.S. on this day in 1981, the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were
suffering from a rare pneumonia found in patients with
weakened immune systems. They were the first recognized
cases of what later became known as AIDS.      
         
         
    
    
    
   

David Kirby, an HIV/AIDS activist, near death, surrounded by his  
family.

On this day in 2004.

Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan touches the casket of her
husband.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" for President John F. Kennedy (below). The event was a fund-raiser at
New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Malcolm X  (Malcolm Little) (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Iconic Muslim minister, leader of the Nation of Islam, and human rights
activist, Malcom X spoke out against disenfranchisement of African
Americans and white supremacy.  His autobiography, published shortly
after his assassination in 1965, is considered one of the most important
nonfiction books of the 20th century. 
 
 

John and Jacqueline Kennedy.

Aristotle and Jacqueline Onassis.

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (Bouvier)  
(July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994)

In Massapequa, NY. on this day in 1992, Mary Jo Buttafuoco
was shot and seriously wounded by Amy Fisher. Fisher was
her husband Joey’s teen-age lover.

Amy Elizabeth Fisher will be 44 on August 21. 

Mary Jo and her husband Joey Buttafuoco.

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is 73 years old today.

Pete Townshend is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and
multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist, backing
vocalist, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Who. His
career with the Who spans over 50 years, during which time the
band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of
the 20th century.