CAMILLE BOHANNON

World War II began when Germany invaded Poland on this day in 1939.

Hitler salutes as he oversees troops during the Nazi occupation of Poland.

It was on this day in 2004.

Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during his
televised address to the nation.

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It was on this day in 1983.

President Ronald Reagan condemning the Soviet attack on a Korean airliner.

On this day in 1972, America’s Bobby Fischer (right) beats Russia’s
Boris Spassky (left) to become world chess champion. The chess
match took place in Reykjavik, Iceland.

This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows the chess board used by American Bobby Fischer and Soviet champ Boris
Spassky during their historic 1972 “Match of the Century.”

Gloria Estefan (Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo) is 61 years young
today.

Latin pop singer Gloria Estefan has sold more than one hundred million
records over the course of her career. She has released many #1 hits,
including "Don’t Wanna Lose You." Gloria once worked with the Miami
International Airport Customs Department while in college and was
approached by the CIA because of her prowess with language. She
has won seven Grammy Awards, including one for Best Tropical Latin
Album in 1993 for Mi Tierra.

SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1947, the engagement of Britain’s Princess Elizabeth
to Lt. Philip Mountbatten was announced.
 

On this day in 1997, Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring
and fined $3 million for biting the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield
during their bout on June 22, 1997 (below).

Actor Rodney Stephen Steiger
(April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002)

Cited as "one of Hollywood’s most charismatic
and dynamic stars", Steiger died of pneumonia
and kidney failure as a result of complications
from surgery for a gall bladder tumor on July 9,
2002, in Los Angeles. He was 77.

Rod Steiger in 1969

Rod Steiger received his third Oscar nomination and won
his only Oscar for playing Gillespie, a police chief in the
1969 film The Heat of the Night (1967).

Popular actor Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is 62 today.

Legendary actor Tom Hanks has won back-to-back Academy Awards for
Best Actor for his roles in Philadelphia in 1993 and Forrest Gump in
1994. He has starred in many other classics, including Cast Away 
(2000), The Green Mile (1999), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Apollo
13 (1995).

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TIM MAGUIRE

The assassination on this day in 1914 sparked World War-ll.

On this day in 2000, six-year-old Elián González returned to Cuba
from the U.S. with his father. The child had been the center of an international custody dispute.

Federal agents seized Elián González, held in a closet by Donato Dalrymple, in Miami in April 2000. Dalrymple rescued the boy
from the ocean after his mother drowned when they tried to
escape Cuba.

On this day in 1997, boxer Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting
part of Evander Holyfield’s ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, NV.

Referee Mills Lane checks the ear of WBA heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield after it was bitten by Mike Tyson.

Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979)

Richard Rodgers was an American composer, with over 900 songs and
43 Broadway musicals, leaving a legacy as one of the most significant
composers of 20th century American music. He is best known for his
songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar
Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on
popular music.

Richard Rodgers (left) and Oscar Hammerstein ll.

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Mel Brooks (Melvin Kaminsky) is 92 years old today.

Mel Brooks was the director of the classic satirical comedies Blazing
Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Spaceballs (1987), High
Anxiety (1977), The Producers (1967) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights
(1993). Brooks belongs to an exclusive club of entertainers as the
recipient of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

Mel Brooks in Spaceballs.

CARLATA BRADLEY

The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade on this day in 1948.

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey
(June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983)

Professional boxer and cultural icon of the 1920s, Jack
Dempsey competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as
the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.

Nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler".

It was on this day in 1987.

John Herbert Gleason (February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987)

In 1986, doctors determined that Jackie Gleason was suffering from terminal
colon cancer, which had metastasized to his liver. Gleason was also suffering
from diabetes. He kept his medical problems private, although it had been
rumored that he was seriously ill.  A year later, on June 24, 1987, Gleason
died at his Florida home at age 71.

Jackie Gleason with fellow cast members Art Carney
and Audrey Meadows in The Honeymooners.

ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1940, France and Germany signed an armistice at Compiegne, on terms dictated by the Nazis.

On this day in 1945, during World War II, the battle for Okinawa
officially ended after 81 days.        
    
    
    
    
   

It was on this day in 1938.

Joe Louis (the Brown Bomber) drops Max Schmeling to the canvas.

It was on this day in 1969.

On this day in 1987.