CAMILLE BOHANNON

The Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students during an
anti-Vietnam war protest at Kent State University on this day in
1970. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded.

Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman prime minister on
this day in 1979.

On this day in 1886, a bomb exploded on the fourth day of a workers’ strike in Chicago, IL. Eight people died in the violence during that 
day.

Thirteen civil rights activists, dubbed "Freedom Riders," began a bus
trip through the South on this day in 1961.

After a mob attacked a bus with protesters in Alabama, hundreds
more joined the cause.

The notion of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
began with Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The
official Articles of Incorporation for the organization were filed on
this day in 1927.

Samuel Goldwyn Theater (above) Named after filmmaker and studio
head Samuel Goldwyn. Opened in December 1975, and located within
the office building headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, this is their main state-of-the-art screening room.

      
MIKE GRACIA

"The Boston Massacre" took place on this day in 1770 when British troops fired on a crowd in Boston killing five people. Two British
troops were later convicted of manslaughter.

The senseless killing of a black man, Crispus Attucks (above) and 
his compatriots spurred one of the most significant revolutions in modern history.

Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain Speech" on this day in 1946. He warned of the Soviet Unions growing influence in Eastern
Europe after WW 2.

Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin died on this day in 1952. He had been
in power for 29 years.

John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982)

The comedians death was investigated by forensic pathologist Michael Baden,
among others, and, while the findings were disputed, it was officially ruled
a drug-related accident.

Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
(September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963)

Patsy Cline along with Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw
Hawkins died in a plane crash near Nashville, TN. on
this day in 1963.

ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1848, James W. Marshall (below) discovered a gold
nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California. The discovery led to
the gold rush of ’49.

Sir Winston Churchill died at the age of 90 on this day in 1965.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
(November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965)

Churchill was a British statesman, army officer and writer,
who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from
1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.

The bust of Winston Churchill is said to be a replica of one given
to 1960s leader Lyndon B Johnson and first appeared in the Oval
Office during former George W Bush’s administration. However it
was replaced by a bust of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr
during Barack Obama’s presidency.

The bust of  Churchill (far left) was returned to the White House’s
Oval at President Donald Trump’s request just hours after Trump
was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

On this day in 1989, Ted Bundy, the confessed serial killer, was put
to death in Florida‘s electric chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of 12-
year-old Kimberly Leach.

Theodore Robert Bundy (born Theodore Robert Cowell)
(November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989)

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the Supreme
Court of the United States.

High School yearbook photo.

John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982)

Actor, Saturday Night Live cast member, and Blues Brothers
comedian John Belushi posthumously received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame, on April 1, 2004. Three of the four
movies he starred in were with Dan Akroyd; the exception is
the 1978 cult comedy film Animal House. John was an All-
American football player and wanted to become a coach. He
was the brother of actor Jim Belushi.

Food Fight !!!

John Belushi in National Lampoon’s Animal House 1978.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister of India on this day in 1966.

It was on this day in 2001, upon leaving office, Bill Clinton admitted
to his false statements concerning his affair with Ms. Lewinsky.   
    
    
    
   

Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean is 72 years young today.

Dolly Parton is the most honored female country performer
of all time. Achieving 25 Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA) certified Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum
awards, she has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard
country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with
Reba McEntire). She has 41 career top 10 country albums,
a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted
singles over the past 40 years.

ED DONAHUE

From the White House, President George H.W. Bush announced the
start of Operation Desert Storm on this day in 1991. The operation
was designed to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.

Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on this day in 2003. It was
destroyed during re-entry on February 1 and all seven astronauts
on board were killed.

Prohibition went into effect in the United States on this day in 1920.

The Shah of Iran and his family fled Iran for Egypt on this day in 1979.

On this day in 1964, the musical "Hello Dolly!" opened at the St.
James Theatre in New York City.