TIM MAGUIRE

 On this day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. During his presidential campaign, he
had announced his intention to pardon those who had failed to
register for the draft or left the country to avoid service.    

 


Vietnam Draft Dodgers in 1977.
      
      

On this day in 1976, the French Concorde SST aircraft began regular commercial service for Air France and British Airways.

The official handover ceremony to British Airways of its first
Concorde occurred on 15 January 1976 at Heathrow Airport.

TIM MAGUIRE

On this day in 1981, Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then
to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter
to Ronald Reagan. The Iranians waited until the hour President
Reagan was sworn in before allowing the plane with the hostages
to take off.

President Ronald Reagan being sworn into office on this day1981.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy takes the Oath of Office and becomes the
35th President of the United States on this day in 1961. At age 43,
he is the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic ever elected, winning by one of the smallest margins of victory, only 115,000 
popular votes. Lyndon B. Johnson, 51, is his Vice President.

President John F. Kennedy During his inaugural speech on Jan. 20,
1961.

CARLATA BRADLEY

On this day in 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon and it was dedicated as the world’s largest office building located just outside
Washington, DC, in Arlington, VA. The structure covers 34 acres of
land and has 17 miles of corridors.

The first National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl was played on
this day in 1967. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City
Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10.

Even though ticket prices averaged just $12, it was the only Super Bowl that
didn’t sell out. The game aired on two different networks, NBC and CBS and
drew in an audience of more than 61,000 fans. The popularity of the event
continued to grow after the leagues integrated.

Super Bowl I – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The Packers quarterback Bart Starr.

Football great and TV commentator Frank Gifford (second from left).

ED DANAHUE

Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy declared war on the United States on
this day in 1941. The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries.

The series Magnum, P.I. ran from this day in 1980 to 1988 during
its first-run broadcast on the CBS television network.  According
to the Nielsen ratings, the series consistently ranked in the top
twenty TV programs during the first five years of its original run.

The cast from left: Tom Selleck, Larry Manetti, John Hillerman, and
Roger E, Mosley.

A 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi, driven by Tom Selleck and Larry Manetti in
TV series "Magnum P.I." is on display in the Petersen Automotive Museum.

 
Thomas William Selleck turned 73 January 29.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch) is 102 years old today.

Legendary movie actor Kirk Douglas starred in 20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea (1954), Paths of  Glory (1957), Gunfight at the O.K Corral (1957), and
Spartacus (1960). Kirk Douglas became a legend on the silver screen,
receiving the Academy Honorary Award in 1996. He was a successful
competitive wrestler while in college and served in the U.S. Navy.

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