(July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994)

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis was the wife of John F.
Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, serving as First Lady
during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Five years
later she married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis; the marriage
lasted until his death in 1975. During the final two decades of her life,
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had a successful career as a book editor.

Jackie and Jack

Jackie with Aristotle Onassis

The National Security Act of 1947 was signed by U.S. President Harry S. Truman
(shown above) on July 26, 1947. It created the National Security Council, the
Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff in the aftermath of World War ll.

The United States Post Office (USPO) was created in Philadelphia under
Benjamin Franklin on Wednesday, July 26, 1775, by decree of the Second
Continental Congress. It became the Post Office Department (USPOD) in
1792. Until 1971, it was part of the Presidential cabinet.

First postmaster general of the USPO, Benjamin Franklin

Apollo 15 was the ninth manned mission in the Apollo space program. the fourth
to land on the Moon and the eighth successful manned mission. It was also the first
long duration stay on the Moon. There was a greater focus on scientific work with
the first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle (below). Commander David Scott and Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin spent three days on the Moon and a total of 18½ hours
outside the spacecraft with the Lunar Rover. The mission concluded on August 7
and was called the most successful manned flight ever achieved.

Photo taken by Jim Irwin shows Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott on the lunar
surface next to the Lunar Module Falcon, Saluting the Flag,

     
                      (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934)

John Dillinger was a gangster and bank-robber in the Depression-era. He
was charged with, but never convicted of, the murder of an East Chicago
police officer. This was his only alleged kill. His gang robbed two dozen
banks and four police stations. Dillinger escaped from jail twice. On July
22, 1934 the police and Division of Investigation closed in on the Biograph
Theater (photo below). Federal agents, led by Melvin Purvis, moved to
arrest him as he left the theater. He pulled a weapon and attempted to flee
but was shot three times and quickly died from his wounds. Dillinger’s body
was displayed to the public at the county morgue after his death.

 
The Biograph Theater shortly after Dillinger’s death.  (FBI photo)
 

Dillinger was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. His gravestone
has had to be replaced several times because of vandalism by people
chipping off pieces as souvenirs.