Theodore Roosevelt, a titan of political progressivism, war
hero, champion of American exceptionalism, Nobel Peace
Prize recipient and 26th president of the United States, was
born in New York City on this day in history, Oct. 27, 1858.
1961
Marion Ross is best-known role is that of Marion Cunningham
on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days, on which she
starred from 1974 to 1984 and for which she received two
Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Since the 1990s, Ross has been known for voice-over work on
animated television series, including King of the Hill and
SpongeBob SquarePants.
Charles Edward Anderson Berry
(October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017)
Music pioneer Chuck Berry refined and developed rhythm and
blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive
with songs such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven"
(1956), "Rock and Roll Music" (1957) and "Johnny B. Goode"
(1958)
TIM MAGUIRE
On May 27, 1995, Reeve broke his neck when he was thrown
from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper,
Virginia. The injury paralyzed him from the shoulders down,
and he used a wheelchair and ventilator for the rest of his life.
