George Wallace was the 45th Governor of Alabama, a position he occupied for four terms.
June 1963
May 1972
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998)
In his later years, Wallace suffered from deafness and Parkinson’s disease. He died of septic shock from a bacterial infection in Jackson Hospital in Montgomery on September 13, 1998. He suffered from respiratory problems in addition to complications from his gunshot spinal injury.
On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. became the first men to walk on the moon.
Neil Alden Armstrong Buzz Aldrin (Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.)
On this day in 1976, America’s Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful landing on Mars.
A Viking lander being tested in the Mojave Desert prior to launch.
On this day in 1944, Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler cheats death as a bomb planted in a briefcase goes off, but fails to kill him. Hitler (second from left) Shows Mussolini the Destroyed Barracks at "The Wolfschanze" shortly after the assassination attempt.
Mountaineer Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (July 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008)
Musician Carlos Santana is 71 years old today.
Guitarist Carlos Santana blended rock with Latin American music and fronted Santana. He won the Best Rock Album and the Album of the Year Grammys for Supernatural, two of the eight total Grammys he won in 2000.
On this day in 1964, three civil rights workers disappeared.
The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it on this day in 1788.
Signatures of John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman on the US Constitution document. They represented New Hampshire.
Cyrus Hall McCormick(February 15, 1809 – May 13, 1884)
Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming on this day in 1843. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size.
On this day in 1982, John Hinckley, Jr. (above) was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the shooting of President Ronald Reagan and three others during an assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.
President Reagan (center) is rushed to a waiting vehicle after being shot in the chest while leaving a union convention at a Washington, D.C. Hotel.
Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is 36 years old today.
The Duke and Duchess of of Cambridge pictured outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, after the birth of their second son.
On this day in 1972, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer (below) in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the United States presidency. Wallace was paralyzed by the shot.
On this day in 1948, Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon only hours after declaring its independence.
Defenders of Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel after the battle.
On this day in 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Standard Oil Refinery No. 1 in Cleveland, Ohio, 1897.
Lyman Frank Baum, author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," was born on this day in 1856. He wrote a total of 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.
June Carter Cash (Valerie June Carter) June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003)
June Carter Cash was a singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash.
June died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 73, from complications following heart-valve replacement surgery, surrounded by her family including her husband of 35 years.
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