CARLATA BRADLEY
The Soviet Union began the Berlin Blockade on this day in 1948. It
was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. The
Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies’ railway, road, and canal
access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. (Wikipedia)
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1973, Secretariat won the 105th Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and ran the fastest 1 1/2 miles on dirt at 2:24. The horse
became the first since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted
Triple Crown–the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes.
Secretariat Statue located at Belmont Park.
SANDY KOZEL
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
John F. Kennedy served as the 35th president of the United States
from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. As a
member of the Democratic Party, he represented Massachusetts in
the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prior to becoming
president.
SANDY KOZEL
Elzire Dionne with her quintuplets shortly after their birth.
The Dionne quintuplets (above) were born on this day in 1934 near Callender, Ontario, to Olivia and Elzire Dionne. They were the first quintuplets to survive infancy.
The two surviving sisters, Annette and Cécile.
CAMILLE
BOHANNON
On this day in 1927, 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh (above) became
the first person to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic
Ocean, taking off from New York’s Roosevelt Field and arriving in
Paris, France 33.5 hours later.
Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis on the way to Paris.
Crowds race to meet Charles Lindbergh after he lands the Spirit of St. Louis in Paris.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
(February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland; she
landed in Ireland nearly 15 hours later, becoming the first woman
to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Mary Earhart (July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937)
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