



On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb is dropped on
Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally
in Japan’s unconditional surrender.




On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb is dropped on
Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally
in Japan’s unconditional surrender.

Among Dustin Hoffman’s numerous accolades are two
Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globe
Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as a
nomination for a Tony award.
He was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1997,
the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Kennedy
Center Honors Award in 2012.
Dustin Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California on
this day in 1937. He’s 88 years old today.
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012)

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971)
Louis Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans,
Louisiana. He was.a trumpeter and vocalist who was
among the most influential figures in jazz.
His career spanned five decades and several eras in
the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous
accolades including the Grammy Award for Best
Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as
well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award in 1972.
His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions
into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues
Hall of Fame, among others.





Football player and broadcaster Tom Brady won seven Super
Bowl titles and some consider the best quarterback of all
time and one of the greatest athletes in sports history.