ED DANAHUE

On July 23, 1885, just after completing his memoirs, Civil War
hero and former president Ulysses S. Grant died of throat
cancer.

The successes of Grant’s tenure while in office (March 4, 1869 
– March 4, 1877) included passage of the Enforcement Act in
1870, which temporarily curtailed the political influence of the
Ku Klux Klan in the post-Civil War South, and the 1875 Civil
Rights Act, which attempted to desegregate public places
such as restrooms, “inns, public conveyances on land or
water, theaters, and other places of public amusement.”

SANDY KOZEL

Loretta Lynn was a country music singer and
songwriter. In a career spanning six decades,
Lynn released multiple gold albums.
She had numerous hits.

Lynn received many awards and other accolades
for her groundbreaking role in country music,
including awards from both the Country Music
Association and Academy of Country Music.

Loretta Lynn (April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022)

    
SANDY KOZEL
   

Thomas Jefferson (April 13 April 2], 1743 – July 4, 1826)

Future President Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the Declaration
of Independence and the nation’s preeminent political theorist, 
was born on April 13, 1743.

He was the third president of the United States from 1801 to
1809 and the nation’s first U.S. secretary of state under
George Washington.

ED DANAHUE

Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates)
(December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008)

Bo Diddley played a key role in the transition from
the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists,
including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley and the Beatles.      
 

His use of African rhythms and a signature beat, a
simple  five-accent hambone rhythm, is a cornerstone
of hip hop, rock, and pop music.     

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(AP) – Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose
antics on the greens during and inspiring life story made him
among the sport’s most popular players during a long, pro
career, died Thursday.