On this day in 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
The Vietnam peace accords were signed in Paris on this day in 1973.
At Cape Kennedy, FL, on this day in 1967, astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a flash fire during a test aboard their Apollo I spacecraft.
Mozart was born on this day in 1756.
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945)
Benjamin Franklin(January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)
On this day in 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II.
In his farewell address on this day in 1961, President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."
More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan on this day in 1995.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947)
Al Capone was the best known gangster in the 1920’s.
Muhammad Ali(Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)
Ali became a boxing icon as well as a peace activist. He was known as "The Greatest," recording 56 career wins, 37 of them by knockout, in his 61 professional bouts. In 1960, he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome. His boxing style was described as fast, strong, and graceful, and he developed the famous slogan "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to boxer Muhammad Ali in 2005.
On this day in 1944, Paris, France, was liberated by Allied forces ending four years of German occupation.
Captain Matthew Webb (above) swam from Dover, England, to Calais, France making him the first person to swim the English Channel on this day in 1875. The feat took about 22 hours.
Engraving depicting the completion of the ‘First Swim Across The English Channel”.
CaptainMatthew Webb (1848 – 1883)
It was on this day in 1985.
Kinsey died on this in 1956 at the age of 62. The cause of death was reported to be a heart ailment and pneumonia.
Sean Connery as agent Bond, James Bond.
Sir Thomas Sean Connery is 87 years old today.
Iconic Scottish actor Sean Connery starred as secret agent 007 James Bond in seven films from 1962 to 1983, including Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger. He earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1987 gangster film The Untouchables and also played prominent roles in the films The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Rock (1996),and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) is 63 years old today.
Singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has contributed to the proto-new wave and punk movements with such songs as "Pump it Up" and "Allison." He released his debut album My Aim is True in 1976. His group Elvis Costello and the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
Leonard Bernstein(August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990)
Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history."
Bruce Springsteen‘s album "Born to Run" was released on this day in 1975.
Born to Run is the third studio album by singer-songwriterBruce Springsteen. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard 200 and eventually selling six million copies in the U.S. It has since been considered y critics to be one of the greatest albums in popular music.
The National Socialist German Workers’ Party commonly referred to in English as the Nazi Party was founded on this day in 1920 by Anton Drexler (above).
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