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.

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.

John Christopher Depp II was born in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Actor, producer, and musician Johnny Depp has won the Golden Globe Award
and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. He became a teen idol on the
1980s syndicated television series 21 Jump Street (1987- 1991).  

Depp dreamed of being a rock musician and dropped out of school at fifteen to
perform music with his band.

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2011

John Richard Schneider was born in Mount Kisco, New
York.

Country musician and actor John Schneider appeared on The
Dukes of Hazzard series on CBS-TV from January 26, 1979 to
February 8, 1985. He began acting at age 8, starring in various
plays in New York and entertaining peers by putting on magic
shows.

Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen was born in the Netherlands.

Musician, songwriter, and producer Eddie Van Halen the co-founded the rock
band Van Halen. He was joined in the band by Alex Van Halen, Wolfgang Van
Halen, David Lee Roth and Michael Anthony. He used to travel from Pasadena
to San Pedro to learn classical piano from an elderly gentleman at the request
of his mother.  Eddie Van Halen is ranked #8 on Rolling Stone’s list of Top
100 Guitarists.