George Wallace was the 45th Governor of Alabama, a position he occupied for four terms.
June 1963
May 1972
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998)
In his later years, Wallace suffered from deafness and Parkinson’s disease. He died of septic shock from a bacterial infection in Jackson Hospital in Montgomery on September 13, 1998. He suffered from respiratory problems in addition to complications from his gunshot spinal injury.
Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam on this day in 1972.
It was on this day in 1944 during World War 11.
Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. perished in one of the first American fatalities associated with a pilotless aircraft, which we usually know today as a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The older brother of future president, John F. Kennedy, was taking part in an extraordinary secret war being waged across the English Channel with new generations of exotic weapons.
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr.(July 25, 1915 – August 12, 1944)
New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey resigned on this day in 2004, declaring he’s gay.
James Edward McGreevey turned 61 on August 6th.
The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank and its 118-man crew died during naval exercises in the Barents Sea on this day in 2000.
Following salvage operations, analysts concluded that 23 sailors in the sixth through ninth compartments had survived the two explosions. They took refuge in the small ninth compartment and survived more than six hours. When the oxygen ran low, crew members attempted to replace a volatile potassium superoxidechemical oxygen cartridge when it contacted oily sea water that had seeped into the compartment. A resulting explosion killed several crew members and triggered a flash fire that consumed the remaining oxygen, suffocating the remaining survivors.
Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the monument to the sailors who died in the Kursk disaster.
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown ordered all flags at public institutions be flown at half-staff Tuesday for Peace Officers Memorial Day. The order is in effect from sunrise to sunset.
Brown said …“I extend my sincere gratitude to all those who serve in our communities and have dedicated their lives to keeping Oregon safe.”
President Donald Trump also issued a federal proclamation that flags should be flown at half-staff to honor the fallen heroes Tuesday.
On this day in 1972, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer (below) in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the United States presidency. Wallace was paralyzed by the shot.
On this day in 1948, Israel was attacked by Transjordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon only hours after declaring its independence.
Defenders of Kibbutz Nirim in southern Israel after the battle.
On this day in 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Standard Oil Refinery No. 1 in Cleveland, Ohio, 1897.
Lyman Frank Baum, author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," was born on this day in 1856. He wrote a total of 14 novels in the Oz series, plus 41 other novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.
June Carter Cash (Valerie June Carter) June 23, 1929 – May 15, 2003)
June Carter Cash was a singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash.
June died in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 73, from complications following heart-valve replacement surgery, surrounded by her family including her husband of 35 years.
George C. Wallace was sworn in as governor of Alabama on this day in 1963.
On this day in 1784, the AmericanContinental ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.
On this day in 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt flew from Miami, FL, to French Morocco where he met with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss World War II. Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to fly in an airplane while in office.
President Franklin D Roosevelt (seated on the left) and Passengers during First Official Presidential Airplane Flight.
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married on this day in 1954. The marriage only lasted nine months.
NBC-TV’s "Today" show premiered on this day in 1952 with host Dave Garroway.
Today‘s dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC‘s Good Morning America.
David Cunningham "Dave" Garroway (July 13, 1913 – July 21, 1982)
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