Franklin Delano Roosevelt (also known as FDR) grew up the only
child in an upper middle-class family in Hyde Park, New York. He graduated from Harvard in 1904 and later received a degree from Columbia Law School. In 1905, Roosevelt’s early involvement in
politics included a seat in the New York State Senate and the role
of Woodrow Wilson’s assistant secretary of the Navy during World
War I.

He served as governor of New York from 1929 to1932, during
which time he tested out various programs to help the needy
that would later form the backbone of his New Deal social and
economic policies.

   
The caption of this news photo reads, "Bundled up against
the chill autumn air, President Roosevelt, accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt and Gov. Charles Martin of Oregon drives
past the fir clad slopes of Mt. Hood, towering behind them."

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Timberline Lodge
on Sept. 28, 1937.

Roosevelt concluded his talk by saying, "I take very great pleasure
in dedicating this Lodge, not only as a new adjunct of our National Forests, but also as a place to play for generations of Americans
in the days to come."

SANDY KOZEL

Before and after shuttle explosion (first visible signs of
danger on left, just after explosion on right).

At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle
Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first
ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space.

McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher
from New Hampshire, won a competition that earned her
a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger.

She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning
January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the Challenger‘s
launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather
and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted
off.

Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground,
including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the
shuttle broke up in a forking plume of smoke and fire.

The Final Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

President Ronald Reagan addressing the nation from the
White House on the day of the space shuttle Challenger explosion.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791)
(Unfinished portrait,1782)

Mozart was a composer, instrumentalist, and music
teacher.

His full baptized name was Johannes Chrysostomus
Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.

He was born in Salzburg (then a free archbishopric
city within the Holy Roman Empire, now Austria).

He wrote more than 800 musical works including many
chamber pieces, church music, minuets, dances, songs,
and a Requiem. Along with Bach and Beethoven, Mozart
is viewed as one of the greatest composers who ever lived.

Mozart also had his own special violin. It is called the
"Klotz" violin. The violin still exists today and is in a
museum called the Salzburg Mozarteum.  
       
Mozart died on December 5, 1791 at the age of 35. The
cause of death is uncertain.
(Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964)

MacArthur was a general who served as a top commander
during World War II and the Korean War, achieving the rank
of General of the Army.

He served with distinction in World War I; as chief of staff
of the United States Army from 1930 to 1935; as Supreme
Commander, Southwest Pacific Area, from 1942 to 1945
during WWII; as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
overseeing the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951;
and as head of the United Nations Command in the Korean
War from 1950 to 1951.  

MacArthur was nominated for the Medal of Honor three
times, and was awarded it for his WWII service in the
Philippines.

General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore during initial
landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands.

General Douglas MacArthur signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies on
the USS MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay.

  
MIKE GRACIA

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)