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The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, was destroyed by a bomb on this day in 1995. It was the worst bombing
on U.S. territory. 168 people were killed including 19 children, and
500 were injured. Timothy McVeigh (below) was found guilty of the bombing on June 2, 1997.

The American Revolution began on this day in 1775 as fighting broke
out at Lexington, MA.

The Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco, TX, burned to the ground
on this day in 1993. It was the end of a 51-day standoff between the
cult and U.S. federal agents. A total of 86 people were killed including
17 children. Nine of the Branch Davidians escaped the fire.

Cult leader David Koresh.

Actress Grace Kelly became Princess Grace of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on this day in 1956.

The musical debuted on Broadway on this day in 2001.

SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1970, an oxygen tank exploded on Apollo 13, which
prevented the planned moon landing.

Apollo 13 Service Module after the Explosion. The damage
is on the left-hand side.

Pope St. John Paul II embraces Elio Toaff, then the chief rabbi of
Rome. It the Pope’s first visit to a Synagogue on this day in 1986.

Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor
on this day in 1964. It was for his role in the film"Lilies of the Field”.

Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21 on this day in 1997. He also set a
record when he finished at 18 under par.

Tiger woods (Eldrick Tont Woods) turned 42 December 30.

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Funeral of St. John Paul II was held at the Vatican on this day in 2005.

Pope John Paul II’s body is laid in St. Peter’s Basilica. Among the Americans attending the private visitation are from left: George W.
Bush, Laura Bush, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Condoleezza
Rice, and Andrew Card. 

It was on this day in 1973.

Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990)

Ryan White was a teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a
national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after failing
to be re-admitted to school following an AIDS diagnosis. As a
hemophiliac, he became infected with HIV from a contaminated
blood treatment.

Hank Aaron hits 715th home run breaking Babe Ruth’s record on this
day in 1974.

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994)

MIKE GRACIA

Pope John Paul II died on this day in 2005 at age 84. He was one of
the most influential leaders of the 20th and early 21st centuries, he worked tirelessly to build a moral foundation in the modern world,
while playing a crucial role in overthrowing communism and
fostering peace.

President Woodrow Wilson presented a declaration of war against Germany to the U.S. Congress on this day in 1917.

Thomas Woodrow Wilson
(December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida on this
day in 1513. The next day he went ashore.

Argentina invaded the British-owned Falkland Islands on this day in 1982. The following June Britain took the islands back.

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875)

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a writer of plays, travelogues, novels and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales,
of which no fewer than 3381 works. Andersen’s popularity is not limited
to children: his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.