MIKE GRACIA
It was on this day in 1945.
Jessica Dawn Lynch will be 34 on April 26.
It was on this day in 1984.
Marvin Gaye (Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.) (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984)
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1981.
Signing the Alaska purchase on this day in 1867. Seward is seated
at center.
On this day in 1986.
1942
Eric Patrick Clapton is 72 years old today.
Clapton got the nickname Slowhand because he played the guitar with such
ferocity that his strings would break and as he replaced them onstage, the
audience would slowly clap their hands.
Eric Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the "100
Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson’s "Top 50 Guitarists
of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of
"The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.
SANDY KOZEL
Marines arrive at Da Nang, 1965.
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999)
TIM MAGUIRE
1943
The inauguration of George Washington, the first President of the
United States in 1789.
Chancellor of New York Robert Livingston administered the presidential
oath of office in view of throngs of people gathered on the streets. The
Bible used in the ceremony was from St. John’s Lodge No. 1 and was
opened at random to Genesis 49:13. Afterwards, Livingston shouted
"Long live George Washington, President of the United States!" to the
crowd, which was replied to with cheers and a 13-gun salute. The first
inaugural address was subsequently delivered by Washington in the
Senate chamber, running 1419 words in length. At this time there were
no inaugural balls on the day of the ceremony, though a week later, on
May 7, a ball was held in New York City to honor the first President.
Federal Hall, New York City (above), was the site of George
Washington’s first inauguration, April 30, 1789.
