

Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996)
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The modern Coast Guard was formed by a merger of the Revenue
Cutter Service (created August 4,1790) and the U.S. Life-Saving
Service under the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

U.S. Air Force Academy.
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III was born in Denison, TX.
Famous U.S. Airways pilot and hero Chesley Sullenberger safely landed a
passenger jet on the Hudson River. He was ranked #2 in TIME Magazine’s
2009 list of the Top 100 Most Influential Heroes and Icons.
Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger in the cockpit moments before
taking off from La Guardia Airport on January 15, 2009.
US Airways Flight 1549 afloat in the Hudson River.
Dolly Rebecca Parton is 71 years young today.
Dolly grew up alongside eleven brothers and sisters in a one-
room cabin in Appalachia, Tennessee; she learned to sing at
church.
She received the nickname The Queen of Country Music, after
releasing more #1 hits than any other country singer in U.S.
history.
