Camille Bohannon

On this day in 2002, congress gave  Authorization
for Use of Military Force Against Iraq.

It was on this day 2002, when former President Jimmy Carter won
the Nobel Peace Prize.  

The accusations were made by Anita Hill on this day in 1991.

Anita Hill turned 61 in July.

Clarence Thomas became 69 years old in June.

"Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time on this
day in 1975. George Carlin (below) was the guest host.

Members of the original Saturday Night Live cast during the show’s
1975 season.

JOHN BELMONT

On this day in 1967, guerrilla leader Che Guevara was executed in
Bolivia.

Anthrax laced letters were sent to Capitol Hill on this
day in 2001.

The hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro surrendered on
this day in 1985.

Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on this
day in 1975. The Soviet scientist is known as the "father of
the hydrogen bomb."

John Winston Ono Lennon (John Winston Lennon) 
(October 9, 1940- December 8, 1980)

John Lennon became one of the most influential songwriters
in the history of popular music after co-founding The Beatles
with Paul McCartney and George Harrison. He was a symbol
of counterculture, promoting peace, activism and freedom
of speech.

ROSS SIMPSON

The Great Chicago Fire was a large destructive fire that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. It killed up to 300 people,
destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of Chicago, Illinois, and left more than
100,000 residents homeless. The fire started at about 9:00 p.m. on October 8,
in or around a small barn belonging to the O’Leary family. The shed next to
the barn was the first building to be consumed by the fire, but city officials
never determined the exact cause of the blaze. There has, however, been
much speculation over the years.

In Poland on this day in 1982, all labor organizations were banned
including Solidarity.  
        
       

On this day in 1970, Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn won the
Nobel Prize for literature.

The Novels of Alexander Solzhenitsyn:
4-book Set (Cancer Ward, August 1914,
the First Circle, One Day in the Life of
Ivan Denisovitch.

Donald James Larsen (New York Yankees) pitched the first
perfect game in the history of the World Series on this day
in 1956.

Donald James Larsen turned 88 on August 7.

(AP) – Bob Dylan finally has his hands on his Nobel Literature diploma and
medal.

Klas Ostergren, a member of the Swedish Academy, said the 75-year-old
American singer-songwriter received his award during a small gathering
Saturday afternoon at a hotel next to the conference center where Dylan
was performing a concert later that night.

Ostergren told The Associated Press that the ceremony was a small, intimate
event in line with the singer’s wishes, with just academy members and a
member of Dylan’s staff attending.

                                       Nobel Medal for Literature.

JOHN BELMONT

In 1958 the first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S.
when 111 passengers flew from New York to Miami on a National
Airlines Boeing 707.