André George Previn (Andreas Ludwig Priwin)
(April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019)
(AP) – Andre Previn, the pianist, composer and conductor whose broad reach
took in the worlds of Hollywood, jazz and classical music, has died.
His manager Linda Petrikova says Previn passed away Thursday in his
Manhattan home.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1836, Connecticut-born gun manufacturer Samuel
Colt (1814-62) received a U.S. patent for a revolver mechanism
that enabled a gun to be fired multiple times without reloading.
Colt founded a company to manufacture his revolving-cylinder
pistol; however, sales were slow and the business floundered. In
1846, with the Mexican War (1846-48) under way, the United
States government ordered 1,000 Colt revolvers. In 1855, Colt
opened what was the world’s largest private armament factory.
In Hartford, Connecticut, Samuel Colt built the world’s largest private armament factory. The factory was not only the largest, it was the
world’s most advanced manufacturing facility.
On February 25, 1964, underdog Cassius Clay, age 22, defeated champion Sonny Liston in a technical knockout to win the world heavyweight boxing crown. The highly anticipated match took
place in Miami Beach, Florida. Clay, who later became known to
the world as Muhammad Ali, went on to become the first fighter
to capture the heavyweight title three times.
The winners from the 1st Academy Awards.
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1927 and
1928 and took place on May 16, 1929 during a private dinner held at the
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. AMPAS president
Douglas Fairbanks hosted the show.
Only 270 guests attended the ceremony that took just 15 minutes.
Emil Jannings with the first ever Academy Award “Oscar”.
William C. Demille, President Of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts
And Sciences hands an Oscar to Mary Pickford (with Warner Baxter
and Hans Kraly looking on) at the first ceremony in 1929.
SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 1868, the United States House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to
dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson on May 26, 1868.
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He was
was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln.
Edwin McMasters Stanton
(December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869)
The impeachment trial against President Andrew Johnson opens
in the Senate Chambers.
George T. Brown, sergeant at arms of the Senate (left), serving the summons on President Andrew Johnson.
House Impeachment Managers.
On this day in 1959, Lee Petty defeats Johnny Beauchamp in a photo finish at
the just-opened Daytona International Speedway in Florida to win the first-ever Daytona 500. The race was so close that Beauchamp was initially named the
winner by William France, the owner of the track and head of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). However, Petty, who was
driving a hardtop Oldsmobile 88, challenged the results and three days later,
with the assistance of news photographs, he was officially named the champ.
There was speculation that France declared Beauchamp the winner in order to intentionally stir up controversy and generate publicity for his new race track.
Today, the 200-lap, 500-mile Daytona 500 is one of auto racing’s premiere
events and the first race of the NASCAR season. France, a gas station owner
and racing promoter, officially co-founded NASCAR in Daytona Beach in
1948.
Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000)
Johnny Beauchamp
(March 23, 1923 – April 17, 1981)
William Henry Getty France (September 26, 1909 – June 7, 1992)
Lee Petty’s 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
