MIKE GRACIA
On this day in 1998, President Clinton denied having an affair with
a former White House intern, saying "I did not have sexual relations
with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in the Oval Office.
On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton, America’s chief
executive, was impeached on two charges of perjury and
obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives,
becoming only the second president to be ordered to stand
trial in the Senate since Andrew Johnson in 1868.
President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky pose for a photo in
the Oval Office.
President Bill Clinton speaks about the Monica Lewinsky scandal at
the White House on January 26, 1998 as First Lady Hillary Clinton
looks on.
On this day in 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific,
ending the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
The three astronauts (from left to right – Eugene Cernan, Ronald
Evans and Harrison Schmitt) get the red-carpet welcome back.
TIM MAGUIRE
The armistice agreement that ended the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea on this day in 1953.
The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against
President Richard Nixon on this day in 1974.
It was on this day in 1996.
The blast site is seen during the investigation immediately following
the bombing.
On this day in 1980, the deposed shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza
Pahlavi, died of cancer in a hospital near Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980)
Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope) (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)
Bob Hope, was an English-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian,
actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career that spanned
nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films,
with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven
"Road" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope’s top-billed
partner.
In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than
any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television
roles, and was the author of 14 books. Hope retired in 1997, and died at
the age of 100 in 2003, at his home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of
Los Angeles.
Bob Hope performs for servicemen at Munda Airstrip, New Georgia,
Solomon Islands, in 1944.
Bob Hope in the guest chair on the Tonight Show with host Johnny
Carson.
The song "Thanks for the Memory” was Hope’s
signature tune.
MIKE GRACIA
President Andrew Johnson was acquitted during the Senate impeachment, by one vote on this day in 1868.
An illistration of President Johnson’s impeachment trial in the
Senate, published in Harper’s Weekly.
The first Academy Awards were held in Hollywood on this day in
1929.
William C Demille, President Of The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts
And Sciences hands an Oscar to Mary Pickford (with Warner Baxter
and Hans Kraly looking on) at the first ceremony.
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982)
Henry Fonda was a film and stage actor with a career spanning
five decades. Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor.
Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn in their
Oscar-winning roles in "On Golden Pond"
(1981).
Singer, dancer, actor and comedian Sammy Davis, JR.
was noted for his impressions of actors, musicians and
other celebrities. At the age of three, Davis began his
career in vaudeville with his father, Sammy Davis Sr.
and the Will Mastin Trio.
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990)
Jim Henson was a puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter,
and filmmaker who achieved international fame as the creator of the
Muppets. He died of toxic shock syndrome at age 53.
SANDY KOZEL
The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson.
Artists depiction of President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment
trial.
First major meeting of what became known as the Nazi Party was on
this day in1920.
During World War II on this day in 1945, the Philippine capital of
Manila, was liberated by U.S. soldiers.
Japanese prisoners of war in Manila.
Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Britain’s Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on this day in 1981.
On this day in 1999, Lauryn Hill won five Grammy awards for her
debut solo album (below) "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."
Lauryn Noelle Hill will be 43 on May 26. She was born in East Orange,
New Jersey.
