SANDY KOZEL

Signing of the Declaration of Independence.

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Jack Roosevelt Robinson
(January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972)

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, become the first
African American player in Major League Baseball when he
stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the
Brooklyn Dodgers.

TIM MAGUIRE

On this day in 1859, Abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the federal
arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA (now located in West Virginia). He was
hoping to instigate a wider slave rebellion.

"John Brown’s Fort" at Harpers Ferry.

John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859)

On this day in 1987, Rescuers freed Jessica McClure from the
abandoned well that she had fallen into in Midland, TX. She
was trapped for 58 hours.

Jessica McClure Morales turned 32 on March 26.

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The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the
President of the Continental Congress in America on this day
in 1776.

The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY. on
this day in 1802.

Lou Gehrig retired from major league baseball on this day in 1939.

Lou Gehrig’s gives his infamous retirement speech for the New York Yankees. It was one of the most memorable sports speeches of all
time.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

It was on this day in 1994.

Elian Gonzalez was reunited with his father on this day in 2000. He
had to be taken from his Miami, FL. relatives by U.S. agents in a
predawn raid (below).

Elián González turned 24 on December 6.

At noon on this day in 1889, the Oklahoma land rush officially began
as thousands of Americans raced for new, unclaimed land.

The first "Earth Day" was observed by millions of Americans on
this day in 1970.

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is 81 years old today.

Actor Jack Nicholson is known for playing dark, psychopathic characters
such as Jack Torrance in The Shining (1977) and Frank Costello in The
Departed (2008). He won Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in 
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and As Good As it Gets (1997) 
and for Best Supporting Actor in Terms of Endearment (1983). He also
received praise for his roles in Chinatown (1974) and About Schmidt 
(2002) and for portraying the Joker in 1989’s Batman.