ED DONAHUE
On this day in 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, center, blesses
the coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II during his
funeral mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973)
It was on this day in 1974.
SANDY KOZEL
Martin Luther (Michael) King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)
William Henry Harrison Sr. (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)
Harrison died of complications from pneumonia 31 days into his term,
serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. He
was the first president to die in office.
It was on this day in 1974.
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron turned 83 in February.
Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955)
Legendary 511-game winner Cy Young pitched three no-hitters throughout
his career, including a perfect game on May 5, 1904. He had most of his
success with the Cleveland Spiders and the Boston Americans and Red
Sox. The season-ending award for the top pitcher in the AL and NL was
named after him. He set the record for most career innings pitched with
7,356. Young was born in Gilmore, Ohio and quit school after sixth grade.
Baseball used for the first four innings in Game One of the first
modern World Series in 1903.
MIKE GRACIA
George W. Bush Addressed the Nation on this day in 2003. He
gave a 48 hour Ultimatum to Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq.
Future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt married his fifth
cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York on this
day in 1905.
SANDY KOZEL
Marines arrive at Da Nang, 1965.
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999)
