Priscilla in 1960.
Elvis and priscilla wedding picture, May 1, 1967.
Priscilla Ann Presley (Wagner) was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Priscilla was the wife of singer Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973 and played a
role on the CBS television series Dallas (April 1978 – May 1991). She made
her TV debut in 1983, playing Sandy Redford in the TV film Love Is Forever.
ROSS SIMPSON
Samuel F.B. Morse formally opening America’s first telegraph line.
The four men convicted of bombing the New York’s World Trade
Center were each sentenced to 240 years in prison on this day in
1994.
Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria)
(May 24, 1819 – January 22, 1901)
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 until
1901. A national emblem of morality, she oversaw a great
period of expansion in the British Empire and had the longest
reign of any monarch (nearly sixty-four years) until Queen
Elizabeth II surpassed her in 2015.
The Brooklyn Bridge on opening night, May 24, 1883. Photo from
Brooklyn Museum.
Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman) is 76 years old today.
Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan revolutionized folk music in the 1960’s
with albums such as The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited, and
Blonde on Blonde and songs such as "The Times They Are a-Changin’," "Like
a Rolling Stone," and "Positively 4th Street." He changed his name to Dylan
after the poet Dylan Thomas. Bod Dylan was born into a Jewish family, but later
converted to Christianity.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
All alone on stage, actress Marilyn Monroe sings ‘Happy Birthday’
to President John F. Kennedy, New York, on this day in 1962.
President John Kennedy acknowledges cheers at Madison Square
Garden during his pre-birthday salute.
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Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (Bouvier)
(July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994)
It was on this day in 1992.
Amy Elizabeth Fisher will turn 42 August 21.
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is 72 years old today.
Pete Townshend had plans to become a graphic artist before his music career
took off after his grandmother bought him his first guitar in 1956.
After having a spiritual awakening and becoming a Baba disciple, he was one
of very few rock stars who opposed the use of psychedelic drugs.
The song "Surf City" was written by Brian Wilson and Jan Berry. Two
months after it’s release, “Surf City” became the first surf song to
reach number one on national record charts, remaining at the top
of the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The single crossed over to
the Billboard R&B Chart where it peaked at number 3.
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the Beach Boys. It initially met
with a lukewarm critical and commercial response, peaking at number 10
in the Billboard 200. Pet Sounds has subsequently gathered worldwide
acclaim from critics and musicians alike, and is widely considered to be
one of the most influential albums in music history.
