CARLATA BRADLEY
1962
Francis Gary Powers (17 August 1929 – 1 August 1977).
1992
1949 Broadway opening on this day.
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005)
TIM MAGUIRE
1943
The modern Coast Guard was formed by a merger of the Revenue
Cutter Service (created August 4,1790) and the U.S. Life-Saving
Service under the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Linda Denise Blair was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
Actress Linda Blair played the demon possessed Regan in The
Exorcist (1973). The role earned her a Golden Globe Award for
Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination. In
1977, she reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic.
She became a child model at age six. In 1970, at the age of ten,
she made her big screen debut in The Way We Live Now.
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis was born in Wareham, MA.
Actress Geena Davis played roles in Thelma & Louise (1991), Beetlejuice
(1988), and The Fly (1986). She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award
for her portrayal of Dottie Hinson in A League of Their Own (1991) and her
role as Muriel Pritchett in the 1988 drama The Accidental Tourist earned
her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She debuted in the
1982 film, Tootsie.
