Ronald William Howard is a director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone.
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)
Karl Marx was a renowned German political theorist, philosopher, and economist. He penned both Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto. He attended both the Universityof Bonn and the University of Berlin.
A bust of Karl Marx at the garden of the Karl Marx House museum in Trier, Germany.
Robert Gerard Sands(March 9, 1954 – May 5, 1981)
Bobby Sands (member of the provisional IRA – Irish Republican Army: died following a hunger strike on this day in 1981.
Music Hall was dedicated in New York City on this day in 1891. It was later renamed Carnegie Hall.
The 22-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped on this day in 1932. The child was found dead in May.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted and executed for the kidnapping and murder of baby Lindbergh.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was captured by CIA and Pakistani agents near Islamabad on this day in 2003. He was the suspected mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 (below).
On this day in 1981, Bobby Sands (above) who was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army began a hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze after being sentenced for firearmspossession. He eventually died May 5, 1981 at age 27.
The Peace Corps was established on this day in 1961 by President Kennedy (pictured signing the act).
Ronald William Howard is 64 years old today.
Director, producer, and actor Ron Howard first became known as Andy Griffith‘s son Opie on The Andy Griffith Show on CBS from 1960-1968 and also played teenager Richie Cunningham on Happy Days on ABC from 1974-1984. His 2001 filmA Beautiful Mind received the Academy Award for Best Picture and earned Howard the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the 1995 film Apollo 13.