The movie "Titanic" became the first film in North America to earn
more than $600 million.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay on this day in 1853.

Matthew Calbraith Perry
(April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858)

Industrialist John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
(July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937)

Business Magnate John D. Rockefeller is widely considered
the wealthiest American of all time, and the richest person
in modern history.

What became known as the Roswell Incident was on this day in 1947.

Major Jesse Marcel from the Roswell Army Air Field with debris
found 75 miles north west of Roswell, NM.

Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first "Follies" on the roof of the New
York Theater in New York City on this day in 1907.

Florenz (Flo) Edward Ziegfeld Jr. (March 21, 1867 – July 22, 1932)

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)

Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. (1896–1976).  Baltimore, Maryland

   
    
    
    
    
    
   
CAMILLE BOHANNON

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.

MIKE GRACIA

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.