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On this day in 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry (above) 
released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite
health hazard.

Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo from
Wheeler Field in Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland Airport in Oakland,
California on this day in 1935.

Amelia in Oakland, triumphant after the Hawaii-to-California flight.

Amelia Mary Earhart, (born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937)

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Meet the Beatles! was the first US Beatles album to be issued by
Capitol Records in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the
popular album chart on 15 February 1964 and remained at the
number one spot for eleven weeks before being replaced by The
Beatles’ Second Album.

Sir Roderick (Rod) David Stewart is 73 years old today.

Rod Stewart released over 60 hit singles and, in 2008, was named the 17th
most successful artist on the The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists.

In 2006, he won a Grammy Award for the best Best Traditional Pop Vocal
Album for Stardust…The Great American Songbook Volume III. He has a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which was received in 2007.

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Surveyor 7 was the seventh and last lunar lander of the American unmanned Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the
Moon on this day in 1968. A total 21,091 pictures were transmitted
back to Earth.

Photo of Surveyor model taken on Earth.

Photomosaic of a panorama taken by Surveyor 7 of its landing site.

Tycho Crater Rim.

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Presley’s birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Young Elvis with parents Vernon and Gladys
Presley in 1938.

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)

(Note: Photo taken during the last concert before his death!)

Known as "The King of Rock n’ Roll," Elvis Presley rose to
prominence in the late 1950s, becoming a legend in cultural
history and the best-selling solo artist in the history of pop
with such #1 singles as "Hound Dog," and "Jailhouse Rock.

He appeared in over 30 movies, with his big screen debut
coming in the 1956 film Love Me Tender, named after one
of his many songs.

Graceland, a mansion on a 13.8-acre estate in Memphis, Tennessee.