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(FOX NEWS) – The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and founding
member Dickey Betts died Thursday from cancer and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease.
A statement said…"The legendary performer, songwriter,
bandleader and family patriarch was at his home in Osprey,
FL., surrounded by his family. Dickey was larger than life,
and his loss will be felt world-wide."
Dickey Betts, center, and the Allman Brothers Band perform
in 1981.
On January 9, 2007, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs (above) unveiled
the iPhone—a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera
and Web-browsing capabilities, among other features—at the
Macworld convention in San Francisco. Jobs, dressed in his
customary jeans and black mock turtleneck, called the iPhone
a “revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years
ahead of any other mobile phone.” When it went on sale in the
United States six months later, on June 29, amidst huge hype,
thousands of customers lined up at Apple stores across the
country to be among the first to purchase an iPhone (below).
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)
A museum in New Jersey is giving people a fun and interactive experience from the past.
According to Reuters, the Silverball Retro Arcade in Asbury Park,
New Jersey, holds more than 150 working pinball machines that
visitors can play. Some of the machines date back to the 1950’s.
Robert Ilvento (below) and Steve Zuckerman are co-founders of
the museum.
President Roosevelt (left) with his Cabinet.
On July 26, 1908, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
was born when U.S. Attorney General Charles Bonaparte (below)
orders a group of newly hired federal investigators to report to
Chief Examiner Stanley W. Finch of the Department of Justice.
One year later, the Office of the Chief Examiner was renamed
the Bureau of Investigation, and in 1935 it became the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
(June 9, 1851 – June 28, 1921)
Stanley Wellington Finch
(July 20, 1872 – 22 November 1951)
The Bureau’s first home, the Department of Justice building
at 1435 K Street in N.W. Washington, D.C.
Singer Sir James Paul McCartney gained worldwide fame as co-
lead vocalist, co-songwriter, and bassist for the Beatles, His
songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most
successful in history,
