CAMILLE
BOHANNON
Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) is 94 years old today.
Pop singer Tony Bennett is known for his renditions of show tunes, jazz,
and popular songs like “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and “Rags to
Riches.”
He dropped out of school to work as a copy boy in order to help support
his family. He was a painting and music student at New York’s School of
Industrial Art. He founded the Frank Sinatra School of Arts.
Herman Melville (born Melvill) (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891)
A towering figure in American literature, Herman Melville is the author of
several seafaring tales, including "Billy Budd, Sailor," "Typee," and "Moby
-Dick." He is also famous for shorter works such as "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
and "Benito Cereno."
Before fame, Melville worked as a surveyor for the Erie Canal before taking
a position on the crew of a New York ship headed for Liverpool. Later, he
sailed on the whaling ship Acushnet, an experience that inspired his
masterpiece novel, Moby-Dick.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
TIM MAGUIRE
Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes first man to walk on the moon.
ROSS SIMPSON
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009)
