Lieutenant Commander John McCain (right) is welcomed by President Richard Nixon (left) upon McCain’s release from five and one-half- years as a P.O.W. during the Vietnam War in 1973.
John Sidney McCain III(August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)
Among awards presented to John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal (3) with Combat “V”, Purple Heart, Legion of Merit (2) Combat “V”, Distinguished Flying Cross, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2) with Combat “V” and others.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. on this day in 1963. Over 200,000 people attended.
It was on this day in 1968.
It was on this day in 1955.
J. W. Milam, 36, and half-brother Roy Bryant, 24, confer with one of their lawyers J.W. Kellum, right, just before pleading innocent, Sept. 6, 1955 at Sumner, MS. They were charged with kidnapping Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black youth who they claim “made some remarks” and whistled at Bryant’s wife.
A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana on this day in 1996. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.
Mount Vesuvius erupted killing approximately 20,000 people on this day in 79 AD. The cities of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum were buried in volcanic ash.
The above Photos of Plaster casts were made from actual victims trapped in the lava flows of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy.
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Florida City: Gary Davis cradles his chihuahua Boo Boo in front of his mobile home in the Goldcoaster Mobile Home Park the morning after Hurricane Andrew.
Washington, DC, was invaded by British forces that set fire to the White House and Capitol on this day in 1814.
An artists depiction of the White House ruins after the conflagration of August 24, 1814.
The planet Pluto was reclassified as a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union on this day in 2006. Pluto’s status was changed due to the IAU’s new rules for an object qualifying as a planet. Pluto met two of the three rules because it orbits the sun and is large enough to assume a nearly round shape. However, since Pluto has an oblong orbit and overlaps the orbit of Neptune it disqualified Pluto as a planet.
On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the U.S. non-stop. The trip from Los Angeles, CA to Newark, NJ, took about 19 hours.
U.S. military forces attacked a terrorist camp in Afghanistan and a chemical plant in Sudan on this day in 1998. Both targets were chosen for cruise missile strikes due to their connection with Osama bin Laden.
In a speech to the nation, President Bill Clinton detailed strikes against terrorist-related facilities in Sudan and Afghanistan.
On this day in 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization.
Voyager 2 was launched by the United States on this day in 1977 and aboard was a copper 12 inch phonograph record containing greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature.
A photo of the 12 inch copper record that was sent into space on both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.
Robert Anthony Plant is 70 years old today.
Iconic rock star Robert Plant gained fame as the vocalist and songwriter of the classic rock band Led Zeppelin, known for such hits as "Stairway to Heaven" and "When the Levee Breaks." He was named the #1 Lead Singer of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine in 2011. Plant was once training as a chartered accountant, but quit to become part of the English Midlands blues scene.
