SANDY KOZEL
On March 7, 1965, in Selma, Alabama, a 600-person civil
rights demonstration ended in violence when marchers
were attacked and beaten by white state troopers and
sheriff’s deputies. The day’s events became known as
"Bloody Sunday."
Olympic hopeful Nancy Kerrigan was attacked at a Detroit
ice rink following a practice session two days before the
Olympic trials. A man hit Kerrigan with a club on the back
of her knee, causing the figure skater to cry out in pain and bewilderment. When the full story emerged a week later,
the nation became caught up in a real-life soap opera.
One of Kerrigan’s chief rivals for a place on the U.S. Figure
Skating Team was Tonya Harding. In mid-December 1993,
Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, approached Shawn
Eckardt about somehow eliminating Kerrigan from the
competition. Eckardt set up a meeting with Derrick Smith
and Shane Stant, who agreed to injure Kerrigan for a fee.
Tonya Harding (left) says she was scared for her own
safety after the infamous 1994 baton attack on her fellow
fellow Olympic figure skater and longtime competitor
Nancy Kerrigan (right).
Tonya Maxene Price (54) was born
in Portland, Oregon.
Rare and incredible color photographs of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The USS Oglala capsized at her dock. Maryland and the
capsized Oklahoma can be seen in background.
USS Arizona.
On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United
States and England, British troops entered Washington, D.C.
and burned the White House in retaliation for the American
attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1813.
When the British arrived at the White House, they found that
President James Madison and his first lady Dolley (below)
had already fled to safety in Maryland.
Soldiers reportedly sat down to eat a meal made of leftover
food from the White House scullery using White House
dishes and silver before ransacking the presidential
mansion and setting it ablaze.
SANDY KOZEL
The musician, actor, film producer and Rolling Stones front
man Mick Jagger was born in Dartford, Kent, England on
July 26, 1943. He’s 81 years old today.
His career has spanned over six decades, and he has been widely described as one of the most popular and influential
front men in the history of rock music.
