Elvis Presley (The King of Rock and Roll) married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on
May 1, 1967.
Elvis Presley (The King of Rock and Roll) married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on
May 1, 1967.
Milton Berle (July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) Comedian
known to millions of viewers as “Uncle Miltie” and “Mr. Television”.
Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, right, and his PT-109 crew are shown somewhere in the South Pacific, July 1943.
On August 1, 1943, a Japanese destroyer rams an American PT (patrol
torpedo) boat, No. 109, slicing it in two. The destruction is so massive
other American PT boats in the area assume the crew is dead. Two
crewmen were, in fact, killed, but 11 survived, including Lt. John F.
Kennedy. His actions made him a war hero.
Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet
Union on this day in 1960. Powers (below) was taken prisoner.
The charred wreckage of U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 spy
plane is shown on display at the Central Armed Forces Museum
in Moscow, April 30, 2010. (AP)