CARLATA BRADLEY

Jefferson Davis died in New Orleans on this day in 1889. He was
the first and only president of the Confederate States of America
and the highest ranking confederate leader of the South.

On this day in 1957, America’s first attempt at putting a satellite into
orbit failed when the Vanguard TV-3 launch vehicle lost thrust after
lift-off and exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, FL. The
launch was in response to the Soviet Union’s orbiting of Sputnik l.

CARLATA BRADLEY

Prohibition came to an end when Utah became the 36th state to ratify
the 21st Amendment to the U.S.Constitution on this day in 1933.

Walt Disney with cartoon character Mickey Mouse.

Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)

Animator, voice actor, producer, and entertainer Walt Disney founded The
Walt Disney Company and created the iconic character Mickey Mouse. He
produced such classic films as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937),
and Cinderella (1950).

1967

JOHN BELMONT

In Cape Town, South Africa on this day in 1967, a team of surgeons headed by Dr. Christian Barnard (above), performed the first human
heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. Washkansky only lived 18
days.

Louis Waskhansky after undergoing the world’s first successful heart transplant.

On this day in 1964 the Free Speech Movement on the Berkeley
campus of the University of California culminated with the arrest
of some 800 student demonstrators.

Mario Savio, leader of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, speaks
to assembled students on the campus at the University of California, Berkeley.

Effigy of Governor Pat Brown hanging outside an off-
campus student resident hall after the December 3rd
arrests.

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is 70 years old today.

Rock ‘n’ roll performer “Ozzy” Osbourne gained fame as the lead singer
of Black Sabbath and became known as the Prince of Darkness and the
Godfather of Heavy Metal.

ED DANAHUE

On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery,
AL, refused to give up her seat to a white man. Mrs. Parks was
arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement in the U.S.

The bus, restored to the 1955 condition of Ms. Parks’ historic ride, is
located in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005)

Heywood "Woody" Allen (Allan Stewart Konigsberg) is 83 today.

Iconic writer and director Woody Allen is known for his unique blend of
comedy and style. His most celebrated films include Annie Hall (1977),
Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Deconstructing Harry
(1997), and Midnight in Paris (2011). He performed card and magic tricks
in his youth and underwent the legal process of changing his name to
Heywood Allen when he was 17.

             
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CAMILLE BOHANNON

   
    
    
    
    
    
    

on this day in 1999, 40-Thousand protesters surrounded the World
Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, Washington. The protests
are sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle.