ROSS SIMPSON
It was on this day in 1978.
Massachusetts High Court rules gay couples can marry on this day
in 2003.
The first sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New
York on this day in 1928. It was Walt Disney’s "Steamboat Willie”,
starring Mickey Mouse.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1973, President Nixon told an Associated Press
managing editors meeting in Orlando, FL, "people have got to
know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a
crook."
On this day in 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the English throne upon
the death of Queen Mary Tudor.
The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the
Red seas on this day in 1869.
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The Suez Canal today.
The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, DC, in
the partially completed Capitol building on this day in 1800.
THE THINKER
French Sculptor Auguste Rodin
(François Auguste René Rodin)
(November 12, 1840 – November 17, 1917)
THE KISS
Martin Charles Scorsese is 75 years old today.
Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese’s films frequently feature gangsters
and focus on the world of crime. His iconic films include Taxi Driver (1976)
Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990). In 2006, he won his first Academy
Award for Best Director for his film The Departed after previously being
nominated five times.
2004
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1966, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard was acquitted in his
second trial of charges he had murdered his pregnant wife, Marilyn,
in 1954.
The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic
relations for the first time on this day in 1933.
William Christian Bullitt, Jr. (January 25, 1891 – February 15, 1967)
On this day in 2001, a second Anthrax letter found addressed to
Capitol Hill.
A hazmat team at the Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
William Holden (William Franklin Beedle Jr.)
(April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981)
According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s autopsy
report, Holden was alone and intoxicated in his apartment
in Santa Monica, California, on November 12, 1981, when
he slipped on a rug, severely lacerating his forehead on a
bedside table, and bled to death. His body was found four
days later on this day in 1981.
William Holden in The Wild Bunch (1969)
The musical "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway at the
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on this day in 1959.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union
on this day in 1927. Leon Trotsky (below) was expelled from the
Communist Party leading to Stalin coming to power.
Leon Davidovich Trotsky
During World War II, the naval battle of Guadalcanal began between Japanese and American forces on this day in 1942. The Americans
won a major victory.
Canadian singer-songwriter, and musician Neil Percival Young
is 72 years old today.
After embarking on a music career in the 1960s, Neil Young moved to Los
Angeles, where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie
Furay and others.
TIM MAGUIRE
World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed
an armistice on this day in 1918. This day became recognized as
Veteran’s Day in the United States.
On this day in 1620, the Mayflower Compact was signed by the 41
men on the Mayflower when they landed in what is now known as Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod. The compact called for "just
and equal laws."
It was on this day in 2004.
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is 43 years old today.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio rose to prominence for his roles in the 1990’s films
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Romeo + Juliet and Titanic. He won an Academy
Award for Best Actor for his role as Hugh Glass in the 2015 film The Revenant.
He began his career by acting in commercials and educational films under the
name Lenny Williams.
