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.
TIM MAGUIRE
Concorde makes its first commercial flights from London and Paris
in 1976.
PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
ROSS SIMPSON
President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill during a conference at Casablanca, Morocco
in 1943.
SANDY KOZEL
Original air dates: January 12, 1971 – April 8, 1979.
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway
(February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950)
Caraway was the first woman elected to serve a full term as
a United States Senator in 1932.
