ED DANAHUE
Hank Aaron slams his 715th home run over the fence and
into the history books.
Hank Aaron displays his 715th home run ball, the ball that
broke Babe Ruth’s famed home run record.
Henry Louis Aaron (nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin’ Hank")
turned 85 on February 5th.
MIKE GRACIA
Booker Taliaferro Washington
(April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915)
Booker T. Washington was an American educator, author,
orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States and
was the dominant leader in the African American community
between 1890 and 1915.
Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Kappelhof)
Popular singer and retired romantic comedy film actress Doris Day received
an Academy Award for her performance in the 1959 movie “Pillow Talk” with
Rock Hudson. She fibbed about her age so she could sing professionally
with big bands. In 1989 Doris Day was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for
lifetime achievement in motion pictures. In 2004, she was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush for her work
on behalf of animal welfare. Since her retirement from films, Doris Day has
lived in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California where she has many pets and adopts
stray animals.
MIKE GRACIA
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is 56 years old today.
Director, producer, and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino first
received acclaim for his 1990s crime films Reservoir Dogs,
Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. He later went on to direct the
action films Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2, Inglourious
Basterds and Django Unchained. He dropped out of Narbonne
High School his freshman year to go to acting school.
SANDY KOZEL
