George Orwell’s novel of a dystopian future, 1984, was
published on June 8, 1949. The novel’s all-seeing leader,
known as “Big Brother,” becomes a universal symbol
for intrusive government and oppressive bureaucracy.
Orwell became increasingly left wing in his views, although
he never committed himself to any specific political party.
He died of tuberculosis in 1950.
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950)
SANDY KOZEL
HANK AARON HIT HIS FIRST CAREER HOME RUN 
On April 23, 1954, Hank Aaron knocked out the first home
run of his Major League Baseball career. Twenty years
later, Aaron become baseball’s new home run king when
he broke Babe Ruth’s long-standing record of 714 career
homers.
On April 5, 1974, Stephen King, a Maine high school teacher
who had been writing on evenings and weekends, saw his
first full-length novel, Carrie, published.
The release by Doubleday & Co. becomes a bestseller and
inspires a movie of the same name. For King, Carrie kicks
off a phenomenal writing career, one in which he would
come to be known worldwide as the Master of Horror.
Many more books have followed since, for a total of more
than 50 novels and novellas.
Stephen Edwin King ,crowned the "King of Horror,"
is 77 years old.
TIM MAGUIRE
TIM MAGUIRE – ASSOCIATED PRESS
Troyal Garth Brooks is a country singer/songwriter. He’s
64 years old today.
Brooks is the only artist in music history to have released
nine albums that were certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, surpassing The Beatles.
