CARLATA BRADLEY
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)
Edison developed many devices in fields such as electric
power generation, mass communication, sound recording,
and motion pictures.
TIM MAGUIRE
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)
James Dean was one of those rare stars whose persona became
more famous than any of his films — and yet he would only live
to see one of those films released. The adaptation of Steinbeck’s
epic novel “East of Eden” (1955).
America’s 40th President Ronald Wilson Reagan was born
in Tampico, Illinois, on this day in history, Feb. 6, 1911.
Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and was the president of the
Screen Actors Guild from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 until
1960.
Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021)
On February 5, 1934, Henry Louis Aaron Jr., the baseball slugger
who broke Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714 homers, was
born in Mobile, Alabama.
Aaron began his professional baseball career in 1952 in the Negro League and joined the Milwaukee Braves of the major league in
1954, eight years after Jackie Robinson had integrated baseball.
Aaron was the last Negro League player to compete in the majors
and established himself as an important player for the Braves
winning the National League batting title in 1956. The following
season, he took home the league’s MVP award and helped the
Braves beat Mickey Mantle and the heavily favored New York
Yankees in the World Series.
In 1959, Aaron won his second league batting title. Season after
season, he turned in strong batting performances.
BRIAN THOMAS
