Laurel and Hardy

Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson)
(16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965)

Laurel was an English comic actor, director and writer
who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.

He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in
107 short films, feature films and cameo roles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer of the
1960s and after whose rich, intimate baritone graced such
hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the Strong Survive"
and "Make It Easy On Yourself," has died. 

Butler’s niece, Yolanda Goff, told the Chicago Sun-Times that
Butler died Thursday from Parkinson’s disease at his home
in Chicago.

Jerry Butler, top left, and Curtis Mayfield, bottom right, in
the Impressions.

     
   
According to a biographer, Billy Graham was considered "among
the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century.

On February 19, 1847, the first rescuers reached surviving
members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound 
pioneers stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
for nearly four months.

William H. Eddy, survivor and chief
rescuer of the ill-fated Donner Party

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

Dale Earnhardt is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history and was named as one of the NASCAR’s 50
Greatest Drivers class in 1998.