MIKE GRACIA

President Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman
discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI’s Watergate investigation.

President Nixon (seated) and H.R. Haldeman.

It was on this day in 1995.

Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995)

CAMILLE BOHANNON

It was on this day in 1972.

The British took Bunker Hill outside of Boston on this day.

On this day in 1994.

Kate Smith (Kathryn Elizabeth Smith)
(May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986)

Kate Smith was known as The First Lady of Radio, who is remembered 
for her rendition of Irving Berlin‘s "God Bless America". She had
a radio, television, and recording career spanning five decades.

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
TIM MAGUIRE

It was on this day in 1971.

President Johnson and Thurgood Marshall

On this day in 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in
Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects
must be advised of their specific legal rights when they are placed under
arrest. It’s now considered standard police procedure. 
 

China’s Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted
into violence on this day in 1900.    

The unmanned NASA space probe Pioneer 10  was launched in March of 
1972. The first up-close images of the planet Jupiter were provided by the 
probe.

Benjamin David "Benny" Goodman

TIM MAGUIRE

The Army-McCarthy hearings reached a dramatic high point on
this day in 1954 in an angry, emotion-packed exchange between
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Joseph N. Welch, who was
special counsel for the Army.

Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9.1870) 

Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home
when a mixture of "free-base" cocaine exploded on this day in
1980.

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
(December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005)

Secretariat became horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in
25 years by winning the Belmont Stakes on this day in 1973.

Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss)  (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) 

Les Paul  was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, which made
the sound of rock and roll possible. Paul taught himself how to play guitar and
while he is mainly known for jazz and popular music, he had an early career in
country music. He is credited with many recording innovations. Although he was
not the first to use the technique, his early experiments with overdubbing, also
known as sound on sound, delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects
and multitrack recording were among the first to attract widespread attention.
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Jefferson Finis Davis
(June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889)

Jefferson Davis was President of the Confederate
States of America from its beginning in 1861 to its
collapse in 1865. His 1881 memoir The Rise and
Fall of the Confederate Government helped restore
his reputation after the war and he is now an icon
and symbol of pride for many Southerners.