Johnny Rivers (John Henry Ramistella) is a musician, singer,
songwriter, and record producer,  best known for a string of
hit singles between 1964 and 1968, among them "Memphis"
(a Chuck Berry cover), "The Seventh Son", "Secret Agent Man",
"Poor Side of Town" (a US No. 1), and "Baby I Need Your Lovin’"
(a 1967 cover of the Four Tops single from 1964).  

    
    
   
Theodore Roosevelt, a titan of political progressivism, war
hero, champion of American exceptionalism, Nobel Peace
Prize recipient and 26th president of the United States from
1901 to 1909, was born in New York City on this day in
history, Oct. 27, 1858.

1904

CARLATA BRADLEY

Pat Sajak ( Patrick Leonard Sajdak) is 76 years old today.

Sajak is a television personality and game show host. He is
best known as the host of the American television game
show Wheel of Fortune, a position he has held since 1981.

Anna "Annie" Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921)

On October 24, 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie
Edson Taylor became the first person to successfully take the
plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

After her husband died in the Civil War, the New York-born
Taylor  moved all over the U. S. before settling in Bay City,
Michigan, around 1898. In July 1901, while reading an article
about the       


Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, she learned of the growing popularity of two enormous waterfalls located on the border of
upstate New York and Canada. Strapped for cash and seeking
fame, Taylor came up with the perfect attention-getting stunt:
She would go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Her motives were financial but she never made much money
from her adventure. She died penniless and her funeral was
paid for by public donations. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)   

TIM MAGUIRE