Richard Roundtree is noted for his portrayal of private detective
John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released
between 1972 and 2019.
For his performance in the original film, Roundtree was nominated
for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in
1972.
Roundtree died of pancreatic cancer at his Los Angeles home
on October 24, at the age of 81.
(AP) – Bobi, (above) the purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo from
Portugal who was the world’s oldest dog, has died.
Guinness World Records says Bobi died Saturday at his
home in Conqueiros, Portugal, after living for 31 years
and 165 days.
The organization cited Bobi’s owner, Leonel Costa (below)
as saying that he was never tied up or leashed during his
life and as he got older, spent most of his time in the
backyard of his property hanging out with cats.
(November 7, 1946 – October 22, 1965)
In action on this day near Phu Cuong, about 35 miles northwest
of Saigon, PFC Milton Lee Olive III of Company B, 2nd Battalion,
503rd Infantry, threw himself on an enemy grenade and saved
four soldiers, including his platoon leader, 1st Lt. James Sanford.
For his actions on that day, he was posthumously awarded the
Medal of Honor.
At a ceremony on the steps of the White House, on
April 21, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson (center)
presented Olive’s Medal of Honor to his father and
stepmother (left).
Dusty was one of the first female rock jocks on the West
Coast. She is shown here on the air with SiriusXM, KROQ.
Dusty Street, the radio disc jockey who shot to popularity in
Southern California passed away Saturday in Eugene, Ore.
after a long battle with cancer.
MIKE GRACIA
In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F.
Kennedy announces on October 22, 1962 that U.S. spy planes
discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. These missile sites—
under construction but nearing completion—housed medium-
range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in
the United States, including Washington, D.C.
Kennedy announced that he was ordering a naval “quarantine”
of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from transporting any more
offensive weapons to the island and explained that the United
States would not tolerate the existence of the missile sites
currently in place. The president made it clear that America
would not stop short of military action to end what he called a “clandestine, reckless and provocative threat to world peace.”
