Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007)
Known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an
American writer, journalist and filmmaker. In a career
spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-
selling books, at least one in each of the seven decades
after World War II.
His novel The Naked and the Dead was published in 1948
and brought him early renown.
1973
Pvt. Eddie Slovik became the first American soldier since
the Civil War to be court-martialed and executed by firing
squad for desertion—and the only one who suffered such
a fate during World War II.
Pvt. Eddie Slovik was a draftee. Originally classified 4-F
because of a prison record (grand theft auto), he was
reclassified 1-A when draft standards were lowered to
meet growing personnel needs.
In January 1944, he was trained to be a rifleman, which
was not to his liking, as he hated guns.
In August of the same year, Slovik was shipped to France
to fight with the 28th Infantry Division.
Slovik was a replacement, a class of soldier not particular
respected by officers. As he and a companion were on the
way to the front lines, they became lost in the chaos of
battle and stumbled upon a Canadian unit that took them
in.
Eddie and Antoinette Slovik.
1974
Apollo 14, piloted by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D.
Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa,was successfully launched from
Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a manned mission to the moon.
On February 5, after suffering some initial problems in docking
the lunar and command modules, Shepard and Mitchell were
able to descend to the lunar surface on the third U.S. moon
landing.
Upon stepping out of the lunar module, Shepard, who in 1961,
aboard Freedom 7, was the first American in space, became
the fifth astronaut to walk on the moon.
Shepard and Mitchell remained on the lunar surface for nearly
34 hours, conducting simple scientific experiments, such as
hitting golf balls into space with Shepard’s golf club, and
collecting 96 pounds of lunar samples. On February 9, Apollo
14 safely returned to Earth.
The crew of Apollo 14 in their spacesuits: Edgar D. Mitchel,
Alan B. Shepard and Stuart A. Roosa.
Brace Beemer, center, with The Lone Ranger cast in the
WXYZ studios.
With the stirring notes of the William Tell Overture and a shout
of “Hi-yo, Silver! Away!” "The Lone Ranger" debuts on Detroit’s
WXYZ radio station on January 31, 1933.
The creation of station-owner George Trendle and writer Fran
Striker, the “masked rider of the plains” became one of the most
popular and enduring western heroes of the 20th century.
Joined by his trusty steed, Silver, and Native American scout,
Tonto, the Lone Ranger battled western outlaws and rebel
Native Americans.
Fred Foy’s ‘Lone Ranger’ lead-in became the best-known introduction in radio history. He died of natural causes
in 2010 at age 89.
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