Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875)
On this day in 1970, an oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13,
preventing a planned moon landing.
Jerry Lee Lewis, often known by his nickname…The Killer
is 84 years old to day.
Singer-songwriter Jerry Lee Lewis has been described as a pioneer of
rockabilly and ‘’rock & roll’s first great wild man.”
Lewis has a dozen gold records in both rock and country. He has won
several Grammy awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award and
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
On February 28, 2019, Lewis suffered a minor stroke in Memphis. He is
expected to fully recover, but had to cancel some appearances.
On this day in 1945, the American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola
Gay,(above) 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 that morning.
On this day in 1980, Mt. Saint Helens erupted in Washington state. A
total of 57 people were killed along with 3 billion dollars in damage.
Mt. Saint Helens as it looks today.