SANDY KOZEL

"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine was published on this day in
1776. 

On this day in 1863, Prime Minister Gladstone (below) opened the
first section of the London Underground Railway system, from
Paddington to Farringdon Street.      

William Ewart Gladstone
December 29, 1809 – May 19, 1898)

The Beatles first album released in the United States hit store
shelves on this day in 1964.

The Beatles posed for a portrait in front of an American Flag
in 1964 in New York City.

Sir Roderick David Stewart  is 73 years old today.

Singer Rod Stewart has released over 60 hit singles and, in 2008, was
named the 17th most successful artist on the The Billboard Hot 100
Top All-Time Artists. He once worked as a newspaper delivery boy
and a gravedigger.

Sir Rod Stewart at Buckingham Palace in London, after he
received his knighthood in 2016.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke on this day in
2006 and lapsed into a coma which lasted eight years and ended
in his death at age 85.   
        
        
       
        
        
       

From left: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, President
George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during
the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba, Jordan
Jun 4, 2003.

Louis Braille ( January 4, 1809 – January 6, 1852)

Braille was a French educator and inventor of a system of reading and
writing for use by the blind. His system remains virtually unchanged to
this day, and is known worldwide simply as braille. He had been blind
in both eyes as a result of an early childhood accident.

Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura, with wife Terry, was
sworn in as Minnesota’s 38th governor (1999 to 2003) on this day
in 1999.

Jesse Ventura (James George Janos) turned 66 July 15.

       Jesse "The Body" Ventura.

It was on this day in 1965.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

On this day in 1777, The Battle of Princeton, New Jersey took place
in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated
the British forces, led by Cornwallis.

Ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S.
forces on this day in 1990, 10 days after taking refuge in the
Vatican’s diplomatic mission.

Jack Ruby died in a Dallas, TX, hospital on this day in 1967.    
    
    

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) 

Tolkien was ranked by The Times, a London newspaper, as one of the 50
greatest English authors since 1945 and he is widely considered to be the
father of the modern fantasy genre.

ROSS SIMPSON

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)

Wilson served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
as a member of the Democratic Party.

On this day in 1832, John C. Calhoun became the first vice president
of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Jackson.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn published "Gulag Archipelago,"
an expose of the Soviet prison system on this day in
1973.

Solzhenitsyn bravely wrote about the brutality of Stalin’s network
of gulags.

The musical "On the Town" opened in New York City on
this day in 1944 and ran for 462 performances. It featured
the song, "New York, New York." It was made into a film
in 1949.

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is 63 today.

Popular actor Denzel Washington won an Academy Award
for Best Actor for his role in the 2001 film Training Day.

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On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives.

General George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to
Valley Forge, PA, to camp for the winter on this day in 1777.

‘The Prayer at Valley Forge’ by Arnold Friberg.

Charles Dickens’ novel "A Christmas Carol" was first published in England on this day in 1843.

Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870)  

Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific on this day in 1972, ending
the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.

On this day in 1957, "The Music Man" opened on Broadway.

Robert Preston Meservey  (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987)