SANDY KOZEL
William Martin "Billy" Joel is 67 today
Billy Joel learned boxing to defend himself from bullies, and won twenty-
two bouts in the amateur Golden Gloves circuit. He played the piano at
bars to help support his mother while in high school.
SANDY KOZEL
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)
Welles received a scholarship to attend Harvard University after high school,
but chose instead to travel through Europe.
A Japanese balloon bomb photographed in New York, July 2, 1945.
A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon on
this day in 1945. A pregnant woman and five children who were on an
outing were killed after discovering the explosive balloon launched by
the Japanese military. These are the only known fatalities on the U.S.
mainland from enemy attack during World War l l.
ROSS SIMPSON
Elvis Presley and Priscilla’s private wedding ceremony on
May 1, 1967 in Las Vegas.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) is 90 today.
Queen Elizabeth is one of the longest reigning monarchs in British
history.
Helen Mirren (below) won an academy award in 2007 for portraying
her in the film The Queen.
Actress Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II.
