Described as the most valuable U.S. nickel in existence, a rare nickel (above) from 1913 is expected to sell for between $3 million and $5 million at auction. The auction house stated the Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, one of only five ever produced, will be auctioned by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in August. “The other four 1913 Liberty Head Nickels have gone on to private collectors and museums, including the Smithsonian”.
Named for Louis E. Eliasberg Sr., the banker and famed coin collector who bought it in 1948, the nickel will be auctioned at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money, which runs from Aug. 14 to 18 at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Fox News)
On this day in 1961, America was asked by President Kennedy to work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
On this day in 1977, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened and became the largest grossing film to date.
Director George Lucas.
In Houston on this day in 2006, former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skillinng were convicted of conspiracy and fraud for the downfall of Enron.
It was on this day in 1992, Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC’s "Tonight Show."
Comedian Billy Crystal (left) was Leno’s first guest on the show. He also appeared on Leno’s final “Tonight Show” episode on February 6, 2014.
In Luneburg Germany on this day in 1945, Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi Gestapo, committed suicide while imprisoned by the Allied forces.
Heinrich Himmler dead after committing suicide by means of a hidden cyanide capsule.
On this day in 1960, Israel announced the capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.
On this day in 1934, in Bienville Parish, LA, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by Texas Rangers. The bank robbers were riding in a stolen Ford Deluxe (below).
Industrialist John D. Rockefeller died on this day in 1937.
Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002)
Sam Snead was a professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events, including seven majors. He never won the U.S. Open, though he was runner-up four times.
Snead’s nickname was "Slammin’ Sammy", and he was admired by many for having the so-called "perfect swing," He died in Hot Springs, Virginia, in 2002 following complications from a stroke, four days before his 90th birthday.
On this day in 1961, approximately 1,400 U.S.-supported Cuban exiles invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. It was an unsuccessful attack.
On this day in 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely after an on- board accident with an oxygen tank.
The crew members of Apollo 13—Fred Haise (left), Jim Lovell (center), and Jack Swigert—step aboard the “USS Iwo Jima” following splashdown and recovery operations in the south Pacific Ocean.
Benjamin Franklin(January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)
Franklin suffered from obesity throughout his middle-aged and later years, which resulted in multiple health problems, particularly gout, which became worse as he aged. In poor health during the signing of the US Constitution in 1787, he was rarely seen in public from then until his death. Franklin died from pleuritic attack at his home in Philadelphia on April 17, 1790, at age 84.
An Illustration of Benjamin Franklin on His Death Bed.
John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913)
The Ford Motor Company unveiled its new Mustang model on this day in 1964 at the New York World’s Fair. Ford anticipated they would sell around 100,000 units a year, and were somewhat unprepared when they received 22,000 orders in the first day alone!