ROSS SIMPSON

In 1987, the Tower Commission rebuked President Reagan for
failing to control his national security staff in the wake of the Iran-
Contra affair.

1993

Johnny Cash (J. R. Cash)  (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003)

Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. is 89 years old today.

Fats Domino and his family were thought to have perished in
Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 natural disaster that wiped out his
hometown of New Orleans.

ROSS SIMPSON

             (February 22, 1732  – December 14, 1799)

George Washington’s older half-brother, Lawrence, used personal connections
with the Fairfax family to have him appointed official surveyor for Culpeper
County, a prestigious position.

Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola) (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987)  

Waylon Jennings in 1958 doing a radio show on KLLL in Lubbock,
Texas.

From left: Waylon Jennings, Buddy Holly and Tommy Allsup taken
during “The Winter Dance Party Tour” in 1959.

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)

MIKE GRACIA

Explorer 1 was launched on January 31, 1958 at 22:48 Eastern Time.

Edward Donald "Eddie" Slovik
(February 18, 1920 – January 31, 1945)

Army Private Slovic is the only U.S. soldier to be court- 
martialled and executed for desertion since the Civil War.

            
              Pearl Zane Grey 
              (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939)

              Zane Grey was a dentist and author best known for his 
              popular adventure novels and stories associated with
              the Western genre.

ROSS SIMPSON

              
                Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849)

                      
                              Published originally in January 1845.

The first class of baseball “Hall of Famers” was comprised of 
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and
Walter Johnson.