Nancy Kerrigan cries in pain after the attack.
Former figure skater Nancy Kerrigan (above) was clubber on her right leg
by an assailant on this day in 1994. The attacker was hired by the ex-
husband of her rival Tonya Harding. Four men were later sentenced to
prison for the attack, including Harding’s ex-husband.
Nancy Kerrigan turned 50 last October.
Tonya Maxene Price (née Harding) became 49 in
November.
ROSS SIMPSON
Charles Robert Darwin ( February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1832)
On this day in 1831, English naturlist Charles Darwin set out on a
voyage to the Pacific aboard the HMS Beagle. His discoveries
during the voyage helped him form the basis of his theories on
evolution.
HMS Beagle, a 10-gun, Cherokee-class brig sloop of the Royal
Navy’s survey service, sets sail from Plymouth, England on its
second voyage as a survey vessel. On board, at the invitation
of Beagle captain Robert FitzRoy, is a young biologist called
Charles Darwin.
MIKE GRACIA
During World War II on this day in 1944, the Battle of the Bulge began in
Belgium. It was the final major German counteroffensive in the war.
The Germans achieved a total surprise attack due to a combination of
Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with Allied offensive plans, and
poor aerial reconnaissance due to bad weather. American forces bore
the brunt of the attack and incurred their highest casualties of any
operation during the war. The battle also severely depleted Germany’s
armored forces, and they were largely unable to replace them.
The "Bulge" was the largest and bloodiest single battle fought by the
United States in World War II and the third deadliest campaign in
American history.
The Van Nuys Civic Center postal depot will be renamed the Marilyn
Monroe Post Office.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed resolutions
renaming two post offices in the Los Angeles area in honor of Marilyn
Monroe (shown above) and rock ‘n’ roll legend Ritchie Valens located
in Pacoima..
The Los Angeles Daily News reported Thursday that the Van Nuys Civic
Center postal depot will be renamed the Marilyn Monroe Post Office.
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson)
(June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962)
Ritchie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela)
(May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959)
