JOHN BELMONT

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was killed in a crash during the final lap
of the Daytona 500 race on this day in 2001. Earnhardt was inducted into
numerous halls of fame, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame inaugural
class in 2010.

John Joseph Travolta is 65 years old today.

Actor John Travolta starred in the 1970s hit films Saturday Night Fever 
and Grease. He went on to play Vincent Vega in the critically acclaimed
1994 film Pulp Fiction. Travolta  also starred in the action thriller Face/Off
(1997) with Nicolas Cage.  

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MIKE GRACIA

On this day in 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444
days arrived in the United States and were reunited with their
families.

On this day in 1959, American Airlines had the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707.

SANDY KOZEL

CAMILLE BOHANNON

It was on this day in 1995.

Prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden seek life without parole for O.J.

In baseball, the "Shot Heard ‘Round the World" was a game-winning home run by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National
League (NL) pennant.

Thomson hits the ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World’ at The Polo Grounds
in New York City .

Robert (Bobby) Brown Thomson
(October 25, 1923 – August 16, 2010)

The children’s television series “Captain Kangaroo” aired weekday mornings on the CBS network from October 3, 1955, until December
8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children’s television program of its day.

Robert James Keeshan
(June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004)

On this day in 1955, "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on
ABC-TV and ran until 1959.

 
Walt Disney (center) is surrounded by members of "The Mickey
Mouse Club" cast.

Head Mouseketeer Jimmie Dodd with his Mouse Guitar.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

On this day in 1862, the Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.

Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General.

It was on this day in 1967. He would be the first black court justice.

Thurgood Marshall  (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993)

The space shuttle Challenger was launched on this day in 1983 with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first African American to
travel in space when the shuttle embarked on its third mission.

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. will be 76 on November 22.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Godwin)
(August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851)

British author Mary Shelley is best known for her Gothic novel
Frankenstein. Her less famous works include novels such as
Valperga, Perkin Warbeck, and The Last Man.

Baseballs Ty Cobb made his major league batting
debut with the Detroit Tigers on this day in 1905.

Tyrus Raymond Cobb
(December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961)
Nicknamed: The Georgia Peach