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
On this day in 1945, Japan surrendered to the U.S. aboard the USS
Missouri, ending World War II. The war ended six years and one day
after it began.
Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender documents.
On this day in 1864, during the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by
Gen. William T. Sherman (below) occupied Atlanta following the
retreat of the Confederates.
On this day in 1944, future President George Herbert Walker Bush
is serving as a torpedo bomber pilot in the Pacific theater of World
War II when his squadron is attacked by Japanese anti-aircraft guns
forcing Bush to bail out of the plane over the ocean. According to
the Navy’s records, Bush’s squadron was conducting a bombing
mission on a Japanese installation on the island of Chi Chi Jima in
the Pacific when they encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire. The engine
on Bush’s plane was set ablaze, yet Bush managed to release his
bombs and head back toward the aircraft carrier San Jacinto before
bailing out over the water.
George H.W. Bush turned 94 in June.
The Great Fire of London broke out on this day in 1666. It burned for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul’s Cathedral
with only six fatalities.
It was announced on this day in 1985, the Titanic had been found on
by a U.S. and French expedition 560 miles off Newfoundland. The
luxury liner had been missing for 73 years.
A photograph of the Titanic believed to have been taken the day
before she left on her ill-fated voyage in 1912.
The last known photo of Titanic heading out for open sea off the
coast of Ireland.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
World War II began when Germany invaded Poland on this day in 1939.
Hitler salutes as he oversees troops during the Nazi occupation of Poland.
It was on this day in 2004.
Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during his
televised address to the nation.
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It was on this day in 1983.
President Ronald Reagan condemning the Soviet attack on a Korean airliner.
On this day in 1972, America’s Bobby Fischer (right) beats Russia’s
Boris Spassky (left) to become world chess champion. The chess
match took place in Reykjavik, Iceland.
This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows the chess board used by American Bobby Fischer and Soviet champ Boris
Spassky during their historic 1972 “Match of the Century.”
Gloria Estefan (Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo) is 61 years young
today.
Latin pop singer Gloria Estefan has sold more than one hundred million
records over the course of her career. She has released many #1 hits,
including "Don’t Wanna Lose You." Gloria once worked with the Miami
International Airport Customs Department while in college and was
approached by the CIA because of her prowess with language. She
has won seven Grammy Awards, including one for Best Tropical Latin
Album in 1993 for Mi Tierra.
Richard Tiffany Gere
On this day in 1949, Richard Gere, the star of such hit films as An Officer
and a Gentleman (1982), Pretty Woman (1990) and Chicago (2002), is born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gere was raised in the Syracuse, New York area and attended the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship. He left college
before graduating to pursue a career in theater. On the big screen, Gere’s
early credits included roles in 1977’s Looking for Mr. Goodbar, with Diane
Keaton, and 1978’s Days of Heaven, with Sam Shepard and Brooke Adams.
2009
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1862, the Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.
Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General.
It was on this day in 1967. He would be the first black court justice.
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993)
The space shuttle Challenger was launched on this day in 1983 with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first African American to
travel in space when the shuttle embarked on its third mission.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. will be 76 on November 22.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Godwin)
(August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851)
British author Mary Shelley is best known for her Gothic novel
Frankenstein. Her less famous works include novels such as
Valperga, Perkin Warbeck, and The Last Man.
Baseballs Ty Cobb made his major league batting
debut with the Detroit Tigers on this day in 1905.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
(December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961)
Nicknamed: The Georgia Peach
