Two guitar legends from left: James Burton and Glen Campbell are
seen during a 1963 recording session. They were both members of
a group of L.A. studio musicians in the 1960’s dubbed, The Wrecking
Crew. Burton will turn 78 August 21. We lost Glen Campbell Tuesday
to Alzheimer’s Disease.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombing came just three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. About 74,000 people were killed. Japan surrendered
August 14.
U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigned on this day in 1974,
Gerald R. Ford took his place, and became the 38th president of
the United States.
It w as on this day in 1969.
Murder victims from left: Voityck Frykowski, Sharon Tate, Stephen Parent, Jay Sebring, and Abigail Folger.
The book "Walden" was published by Henry David
Thoreau on this day in 1854.
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862)
Whitney Elizabeth Houston
(August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)
R&B and pop performer Whitney Houston became the most
awarded female singer in history for hits such as "Hold Me"
from her record-breaking album, Whitney Houston. She grew
up in a musical family with cousin Dionne Warwick and her
godmother Aretha Franklin. She created the soundtrack for
and starred in the 1992 film The Bodyguard alongside Kevin
Costner.
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995)
singer-songwriter and guitarist Jerry Garcia is best known for his work
as the lead guitarist and as a vocalist with the band the Grateful Dead.
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017)
Campbell died of Alzheimer’s disease in Nashville, Tennessee today, six
years after his diagnosis.
The song “The Twist” became a national sensation after Chubby
Checker (above) performed it on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand
(below).
Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans) will be 76 years old in October.
SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 1945 a B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the
first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was
dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people
were killed.
Pictured is a mockup of "Little Boy," the atomic bomb that was
dropped that morning on Hiroshima.
The Voting Rights Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson
on this day in 1965.
Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini)
(September 26, 1897 – August 6, 1978)
Sir Alexander Fleming (August 6, 1881 – March 11, 1955)
Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist Alexander Fleming
shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for helping
to discover the antibiotic substance penicillin in 1928. His discovery
marked the start of modes antibiotics, which changed the medical
world forever. He worked in shipping before going to medical school
at the recommendation of his brother.
