TIM MAGUIRE

It was on this day in 1973.

China’s Manchu dynasty was overthrown by revolutionaries under
Sun Yat-sen on this day in 1911.

    
A plane carrying Palestinian terrorists who hijacked the cruise liner
Achille Lauro was ‘captured’ over Malta forced to land on this day
in 1985.

Movie Legend George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)

1938

1941

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
(October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) 

Verdi became one of the pre-eminent opera composers in
history. His 26 operas remain extremely popular today.

CARLATA BRADLEY

Last combat troops began leaving Vietnam on this day in 1972.

Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy Jr. (July 25, 1915 – August 12, 1944)

Joseph Kennedy, Jr was a United States Navy lieutenant. He was killed in action
during World War II while serving as a land-based patrol bomber pilot and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. He was the oldest brother of John F.
Kennedy. Joseph was the only Kennedy son who never sought political office.

New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (left) resigned after revealing
that he was gay on this day in 2004.  

The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank and its 118-man crew
died during naval exercises in the Barents Sea on this day in 2000.

Wreck of the Kursk on a floating dock at Roslyakovo.

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959)

Cecil B. DeMille was a filmmaker who made a total of 70 features, both
silent and sound films between 1913 and 1956. He is acknowledged as
a founding father of American cinema and the most successful producer-    
director in film history. His films were distinguished by their epic scale
and by his cinematic showmanship.   

1956

CAMILLE BOHANNON

On this day in 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombing came just three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. About 74,000 people were killed. Japan surrendered
August 14.

U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigned on this day in 1974,
Gerald R. Ford took his place, and became the 38th president of
the United States.

It w as on this day in 1969.

Murder victims from left: Voityck Frykowski, Sharon Tate, Stephen Parent, Jay Sebring, and Abigail Folger.

The book "Walden" was published by Henry David
Thoreau on this day in 1854.  

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862)

Whitney Elizabeth Houston
(August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)

R&B and pop performer Whitney Houston became the most
awarded female singer in history for hits such as "Hold Me"
from her record-breaking album, Whitney Houston. She grew
up in a musical family with cousin Dionne Warwick and her
godmother Aretha Franklin. She created the soundtrack for
and starred in the 1992 film The Bodyguard alongside Kevin
Costner.

singer-songwriter and guitarist Jerry Garcia is best known for his work
as the lead guitarist and as a vocalist with the band the Grateful Dead.

SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1974, President Nixon announced that he would
resign the following day.

It was on this day in 1942.

Dustin Lee Hoffman is 80 years old today.

Famous method actor Dustin Hoffman won the Academy Award for Best
Actor for Kramer vs. Kramer in 1979 and Rain Man in 1988. He had his
breakthrough role as Benjamin Braddock in the 1967 classic The Graduate.

He began his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse with his roommate
and fellow actor Gene Hackman. 

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1982

TIM MAGUIRE