Demond Wilson, best known for playing Lamont on the 1970s
sitcom “Sanford and Son,” died Friday from complications of
cancer at his home in Palm Springs, California.
In 1984 Wilson was ordained as a minister in the Church of
God in Christ and was an active Christian evangelist for
much of his adult life.
Sanford and Son (1972–1977) on NBC.
Stars Demond Wilson and Redd Foxx.
On January 31, 1950, U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly
announced his decision to support the development of the
hydrogen bomb, a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times
more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan
during World War II.
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On January 31, 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passed
the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in
America.
The amendment read, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude
…shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to
their jurisdiction.”
Several Democrats abstained, but the 13th Amendment was sent
to the states for ratification, which came in December 1865.
With the passage of the amendment, the institution that had
indelibly shaped American history was formally outlawed.
In 1929 The Seeing Eye, the first US school to train guide dogs
for people with vision impairment, opened in Tennessee. For
reporters skeptical of the idea, co-founder Morris Frank
showcased his own dog, Buddy (below) on busy New York
streets.
Morris Frank
(March 23, 1908 – November 22, 1980)
“The paths that our heroes have blazed and the legacies they have left provide us with purpose and meaning.” —Dr. Dean Tuttle
Stanley Kubrick’s black comic masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove or:
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb opened in
theaters to both critical and popular acclaim.
The movie’s popularity was evidence of changing attitudes
toward atomic weapons and the concept of nuclear deterrence.
Stanley Kubrick in the directing chair.
