CARLATA BRADLEY
It was on this day in 1971.
On this day in 1956, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the
Ed Sullivan show "Toast of the Town." He was shot from just the
waist up during the performance. Presley made a total of three
appearances on the show.
Elvis Presley with some of his fans in the audience who came to see
his debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
CAMILLE BOHANNON
It was on this day in 1997.
Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Spencer)
(July 1, 1961 – August 31, 1997)
On this day in 1980, Poland’s Solidarity labor movement was born
with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day strike.
Lech Walesa, anti-communist leader of Solidarity in Poland.
Jack the Ripper’s first victim, Mary Ann Nichols was found dead
in London on this day in 1888.
Mary Ann Nichols throat had been slit and her body
horribly mutilated. At the time of her death the East
London Observer guessed her age at 30-35.
It was on this day in 1969.
Undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano and two
other men died when their light plane apparently lost power and crashed
in a cow pasture near Newton, Iowa.
Sir George Ivan Morrison is 83 years old today and was born in
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Irish musician Van Morrison is best known to American audiences for his
hits "Brown-Eyed Girl" and "Moondance." He released his 36th studio
album, Keep Me Singing, in 2016. His father’s impressive record collection
inspired him to pursue music.
Boris Yeltsin (right) with Mikhail Gorbachev after the failure of the
August 21, 1991 coup.
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev returns to Moscow from the
Crimea on August 22, 1991 after a hardline coup failed.
It was on this day in 1940.
Nat Turner, a former slave, led a violent insurrection in Virginia on
this day in 1831. He was later executed.
Hawaii became the 50th state on this day in 1959. President Dwight
D. Eisenhower (second from left) also issued the order for the 50
star flag.
After signing Executive Order adding 50th star to US flag, for Hawaii, President Eisenhower (third from left) holds up the new flag.
Kenneth Ray Rogers is 80 years old today. He was born in Houston,
TX.
Country icon Kenny Rogers has sold more than 100 million albums over
the course of his career. His 1970s albums The Gambler and Kenny went
5x platinum and 3x platinum, respectively. In 2013, he was inducted into
the Country Music Hall of Fame.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Soviet hard-liners announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had
been removed from power on this day in 1991. Gorbachev returned
to power two days later.
Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Fuehrer on this day in 1934.
Francis Gary Powers (far right) an American U-2 pilot, was convicted
of espionage in Moscow on this day in 1960.
Pilot Francis Gary Powers and his U-2 spy plane.
It was on this day in1977. The comedian was 86.
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CAMILLE BOHANNON
The Mongol conqueror Ghengis Khan (Temüjin Borjigin) died on
this day in 1227.
Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on
this day in 1920. The Amendment guaranteed the right of all women
in America to vote.
James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi on this
day in 1963. He was the first black man to accomplish this feat.
James Howard Meredith turned 85 in June.
Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel "Lolita" was published
on this day in 1958.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (April 22, 1899 – July 2, 1977)
Charles Robert Redford Jr. is 82 years old today. He was born in
Santa Monica, California.
Actor and director Robert Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival. He
starred in classics such as All the President’s Men (1976), The Sting (1973),
and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). His directorial debut,
Ordinary People (1980) received the Academy Award for Best Picture and
earned him the Academy Award for Best Director.
Robert Redford as seen in season 3, episode 81 of The Twilight
Zone (‘’Nothing in the Dark”). It first aired January 5, 1962.
