ROSS SIMPSON

Texan Dooley Wilson is best known for his role as Rick’s
friend and piano player Sam in “Casablanca.”

German Reichsmarschall, Commander of the Luftwaffe
Hermann Goering during cross examination at the trials. 

Twenty-four high-ranking Nazis go on trial in Nuremberg, Germany,
for atrocities committed during World War II. 

The Nuremberg trials were conducted by an international tribunal
made up of representatives from the United States, the Soviet
Union, France and Great Britain. It was the first trial of its kind in
history, and the defendants faced charges ranging from crimes
against peace, to crimes of war, to crimes against humanity. Lord
Justice Geoffrey Lawrence, the British member, presided over
the proceedings, which lasted 10 months and consisted of 216
court sessions.

Project Paperclip Team at Fort Bliss.

In a move that stirs up some controversy, as part of "Operation Paperclip," the United States shipped 88 German scientists to
America to assist the nation in its production of rocket technology.
Most of these men had served under the Nazi regime and critics in
the United States questioned the morality of placing them in the
service of America. Nevertheless, the U.S. government, desperate
to acquire the scientific know-how that had produced the terrifying
and destructive V-1 and V-2 rockets for Germany during WWII, and
fearful that the Russians were also utilizing captured German
scientists for the same end, welcomed the men with open arms.

ED DANAHUE

Actress Sophia Loren (Sofia Villani Scicolone)
is 87years young today.

ED DANAHUE

John R. Cash
(born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003)

Johnny Cash is one of the best-selling music artists of all time,
having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. His genre-
spanning music embraced country, rock and roll, rockabilly,
blues, folk, and gospel sounds. This crossover appeal earned
him the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music,
Rock and Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame. His music
career was dramatized in the 2005 biopic Walk the Line. A
trademark all-black stage wardrobe earned him the nickname
“The Man in Black”.