NEW YORK (AP) — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known
to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer
and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, reportedly died from
complications of dementia at an assisted living facility in Wayne,
New Jersey.
Kreskin (right) and Johnny Carson.
Michael Cole, who most famously portrayed Pete Cochran,
one of the three young undercover cops on ABC’s crime
drama Mod Squad (1968-1973), died on Tuesday at the
Medical Center in Tarzana, California. No cause of death
has been revealed at this time.
Cole was the last surviving member of the original cast.
On its final approach to Madison, Wisconsin on December 10,
1967, the private plane carrying soul-music legend Otis Redding
would crash into the frigid waters of a small lake three miles
short of the runway, killing seven of the eight men aboard,
including Redding.
His megahit “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay” would be released
in its “unfinished” form several weeks later. It would soon
become history’s first posthumous #1 hit and the biggest pop
hit of Redding’s career.
John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group
that transformed popular music in the 1960s,was shot and
killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.
The 40-year-old artist was entering his Manhattan apartment
building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at
close range with a .38-caliber revolver.
Lennon, bleeding profusely, was rushed to the hospital but
died en route. Chapman (below) had received an autograph
from Lennon earlier in the day and voluntarily remained at
the scene of the shooting until he was arrested by police.
Mark David Chapman (69).
Rare and incredible color photographs of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The USS Oglala capsized at her dock. Maryland and the
capsized Oklahoma can be seen in background.
USS Arizona.
