MIKE GRACIA
A discotheque in Berlin was bombed by Libyan terrorists on this day
in 1986. The U.S. attacked Libya with warplanes in retaliation on April
15, 1986.
Ground crew prepares a 48th Tactical Fighter Wing F-111F aircraft
for an air strike on Libya.
Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964)
It was on this day in 1964.
Douglas General MacArthur Address a Joint session of the U.S.
Congress on April 19, 1951 in Washington D. C.
It was on this day in 1976.
Hughes was an American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot,
film director, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the
most financially successful individuals in the world.
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915)
Booker T. Washington was a educator, author, orator, and advisor to
presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington
was the dominant leader in the African-American community. He was
from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery
and became the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants.
Booker T. Washington giving a lecture in Carnegie Hall, 1906.
On this day in 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers)
became the all-time NBA regular season scoring leader when he
broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 31,419 career points.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) will be 71
April 16.
Katie Couric became a CBS news anchor on this day in 2006.
