On this day in 1989, Tim Burton’s spin on the well-known story of
the DC Comics hero Batman was released in theaters.

Michael Keaton (above) starred in the film as the multimillionaire
Bruce Wayne, who has transformed himself into the crime-fighting Batman after witnessing his parents’ brutal murder as a child.

JACK NICHOLSON’S JOKER (ABOVE) WAS VOTED NUMBER ONE
ON THE LIST OF ALL TIME BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE VILLAINS. 

CAMILLE BOHANNON

On this day in 1967, Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted. The U.S.Supreme Court later overturned the conviction.

Released on this day in 1975.

Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, was the prototypical summer blockbuster, with its release
regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history. Jaws became
the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars (1977).

Director Steven Spielberg.

   
    
    
    
    
    
   
CAMILLE BOHANNON

On this day in 1961, America was asked by President Kennedy to
work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the
decade.

On this day in 1977, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened
and became the largest grossing film to date.

Director George Lucas.

In Houston on this day in 2006, former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth
Lay and Jeffrey Skillinng were convicted of conspiracy and fraud
for the downfall of Enron.

It was on this day in 1992, Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent
host of NBC’s "Tonight Show."

Comedian Billy Crystal (left) was Leno’s first guest on the show. He
also appeared on Leno’s final “Tonight Show” episode on February
6, 2014.

ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 2003, President George W. Bush announced the end
of major combat in Iraq.

Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet
Union on this day in 1969. Powers was taken prisoner.

Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977)

The Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and opened
on this day in 1931. At 102 stories tall, it was the tallest building        
in the world at the time.

The movie "Citizen Kane," directed and starring Orson Welles,
premiered in New York on this day in 1941. It was Welles’s first
feature film and was nominated for Academy Awards in nine
categories, it won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Welles. The film is
Considered  by many critics, filmmakers, and fans to be the
greatest film of all time.       


    
    
    
   

Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu were married on this day in 1967
and were together until 1973.

TIM MAGUIRE

The funeral of Jordan’s King Hussein was on this day in 1999.

President Clinton (center) among those attending the funeral of
King Hussein.

The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915
American silent epic drama film directed and co-produced by D.
W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted
from the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon
Jr. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay (with Frank E. Woods), and
co-produced the film (with Harry Aitken). The film premiered on
this day in 1915.

Lillian Diana Gish
(October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993)

A civil rights protest in Orangeburg, South Carolina turned deadly
on this day in 1968. The incident became know as the Orangeburg
Massacre.

William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on this
day in 1910.

William Dickson "W. D." Boyce
(June 16, 1858 – June 11, 1929)

James Byron Dean  (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)

Actor James Dean starred in “Rebel Without a Cause” and “East of
Eden” (both 1955). He became a cultural icon well before he died in
a car crash at age 24. He became the first actor to have received
multiple posthumous acting nominations.