SANDY KOZEL

It was on this day in 1956.

The Andrea Doria starts sinking.

Swedish cruise ship Stockholm after her collision with Italian
liner Andrea Doria.

It was on this day in 1978, Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby,
was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through
in-vitro fertilization.

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Louise Joy Brown is 38 years young today.

William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997)

Professional golfer Ben Hogan is generally considered one of the
greatest players in the history of the game. Hogan is notable for
his profound influence on golf swing theory and his legendary ball-
striking ability. He won nine professional major championships
during his career.

Following several workshops and an Off-Broadway production,
A Chorus Line opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway on
this day in 1975.   

   
ROSS SIMPSON

It was on this day in 1996.

On this day in 1918.

Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California on this day in 1955.

Walt Disney (far right) delivering his opening day speech.

Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza resigned and fled to
Miami, Florida in exile on this day in 1979.

On this day in 1975, an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz
spacecraft in orbit. It was the first link up between the U.S. and
Soviet Union.

Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961)

                                     The Georgia Peach

ROSS SIMPSON

Alexander P. Butterfield (above) informed the Senate committee investigating the Watergate affair of the existence of President
Nixon’s recorded White House tapes on this day in 1973.

It was on this day in 1999.

Martha Stewart was convicted of insider trading and sent to jail
on this day in 2004. She is shown above with U.S. marshals, as
they leave the Manhattan federal court in New York.
 

On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, FL,
and began the first manned mission to land on the moon.

Apollo 11 Astronauts from left: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins &
Buzz Aldrin.

Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan.

(National Geographic) – Four bone-sniffing dogs that were brought to the remote
Pacific island of Nikumaroro to search for traces of Amelia Earhart have identified
a spot where the pioneering aviator may have died 80 years ago.

The dogs, four border collies named Marcy, Piper, Kayle, and Berkeley , arrived
on the island on June 30 as part of an expedition sponsored by The International
Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) and the National Geographic
Society.

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared on July 2, 1937, on their
way to Howland Island — 350 nautical miles northeast of Nikumaroro along the
line of position that Earhart outlined in her last confirmed radio transmission.

Earhart stands in front of the Lockheed Electra she was flying
when she vanished in 1937.

SANDY KOZEL

The U.S. Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, PA, ended after three days
on this day in 1863. It was a major victory for the North as  the Confederate troops retreated.

Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army
at Cambridge, MA. on this day in 1775.

It was on this day in 1988.

USS Vincennes (CG-49) is a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class AEGIS
guided missile cruiser.

Algeria gained it’s independence on this day in 1962.

Jim Morrison (Doors) died in Paris on this day in 1971, allegedly of
a heroin overdose.

Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapother IV) is 55 years old today.

Tom Cruise grew up in an abusive household and had planned to become
a priest before becoming interested in acting.

1989 biographical war drama film.

Tom Cruise(holding flag)portraying Vietnam
War veteran Ron Kovic.