CARLATA BRADLEY

From left: Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, President Jimmy
Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

The Camp David treaty was signed by Israel and Egypt on this day in 1979. It 
ended the 31-year state of war between the two countries.

On this day in 1997, the 39 bodies of Heaven’s Gate members were
found in a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. They had apparently
committed suicide thinking that they would be picked up by a
spaceship following behind the comet Hale-Bopp.

Marshall Applewhite (above) the leader of the Heaven’s Gate cult.

The first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup on this day in 1917.

On this day in 1964, the musical "Funny Girl" opened on 
Broadway starring Barbra Streisand.

The semi-biographical plot of “Funny Girl” is based on the life
and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedian Fanny
Brice featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and
gambler Nick Arnstein. Its original title was My Man. The musical
was nominated for eight Tony Awards but, with competition from
Hello, Dolly!, it failed to win in any categories.

Diana Ernestine Ross is 74 years young today.

Motown singer Diana Ross gained fame as a member of The
Supremes and who later won a Golden Globe for her role as
Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues in 1972. She once
dreamed of being a fashion designer.

ED DANAHUE

NATO launched air strikes against Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Vojvodina) on this day in 1999. The attacks marked the
first time in its 50-year history that NATO attacked a sovereign
country. The bombings were in response to Serbia’s refusal to
sign a peace treaty with ethnic Albanians who were seeking independence for the province of Kosovo.

On this day in 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of
oil in Alaska’s Prince William Sound after it ran aground.

Elvis Presley was sworn in as a private in the U.S. Army on this
day in 1958.

Elvis Presley receives a haircut on his first full day
as a member of the US Army.

On this day in 1955, Tennessee Williams’ play
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" debuted on Broadway.

Ben Gazzara (left) and Burl Ives.

Barbara Bel Geddes

Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III
(March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983)

Denzel Washington and Halle Berry with their Academy Awards in 
2002.

Denzel Washington and Halle Berry famously became the first black actors to
win both lead acting awards in the same year. That same night, Sidney Poitier,
the first black man to win an Oscar, received an honorary award.

SANDY KOZEL

Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking
Roman Senators on this day in 44 B.C.The day is known as the
"Ides of March."

Site of Julius Caesar stabbing found in Rome.

On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress in Washington, during which he urged the
passing of the Voting Rights Act.

President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act
of 1965.

On this day in 2005, World come CEO Bernie Ebbers (center) was convicted of corporate fraud. He is currently serving a 25-year
sentence at the Oakdale Federal Correctional Institution in
Louisiana

In Montreal on this day in 1964, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
were married.

The Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady" opened on Broadway
on this day in 1956.

 
MIKE GRACIA

The New York "Lantern" newspaper published the first "Uncle Sam cartoon" on this day in 1852. It quickly became the symbol of the
United States.

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

On this day in 1925, a law in Tennessee that prohibited the teaching
of evolution went into effect. 
 
   

On this day in 1996, the Dunblane Massacre occurred at a Scottish
elementary school. Thomas Hamilton, pictured above, murdered
16 children and their teacher before turning the gun on himself.

Relatives near the Dunblane primary school on the day of the
shooting.

The musical "Brigadoon" opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New
York City on this day in 1947.

ROSS SIMPSON

The "Anschluss" took place on this day in 1938 as German troops entered Austria.

President Franklin Roosevelt presented his first presidential address
to the nation. It was the first of the "Fireside Chats."

Gacy, known as the “Killer Clown” was convicted on this day
in 1980.

The Girl Scout organization was founded by Juliette Gordon Low on
this day in 1912. The original name was Girl Guides.

Juliette Gordon Low 
(October 31, 1860 – January 17, 1927)

On this day in 1987, "Les Miserables" opened on Broadway.

The Broadway production opened ran until 18 May 2003, closing after
6,680 performances. It is the fifth longest-running Broadway show in
history and was the second-longest at the time. The production was
nominated for 12 Tony Awards and won eight, including Best Musical
and Best Original Score.