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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., walking on the deck of the aircraft
carrier USS Champlain on May 5, 1961, after the return of his
Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 (in background) from the first
manned suborbital al flight.

President John F. Kennedy (right) congratulates astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., (left) the first American in space, on his historic May
5th, 1961 ride in the Freedom 7 spacecraft and presents him with
the NASA Distinguished Service Award. 

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998)

Two commuter trains and a freight train collide near Tokyo, Japan,
killing more than 160 people and injuring twice that number.  

The subsequent investigation into the accident resulted in the
indictment of nine of the freight train’s crew members for criminal negligence.

SANDY KOZEL

   
                                                      
  
 

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977)
Born in Tacoma, Washington. 

Singer and actor.Bing Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings,
and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. In 1948, American polls
declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson 
and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his records
filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded
radio music. Bing Crosby won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his
role as Father Chuck O’Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way.          

Bing Crosby (right) gives Bob Hope (left) a golf lesson.

Peter William Mayhew
(May 19, 1944 – April 30, 2019)

(Washington (SBG) -  Peter Mayhew, the actor best known for playing the
character Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" movie series (above), died on
Tuesday in his North Texas home. The cause of the English actors death
is unclear at this time. 

Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca (left) with Harrison Ford as
Han Solo. A promo shot from Star Wars IV: A New Hope
1977.