A Sony tape recorder used to tape conversations in the White House.
Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, who gained infamy as the man who orchestrated the largest corporate fraud in history, was sentenced to more than 24 years in jail on this day in 2006.
John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)
Also known as the Elvis of hosting, Johnny Carson was an Emmy- winning face of NBC’s Tonight show from 1961 to 1992.
On this day in 20001, the U.S. and Great Britain began airstrikes in Afghanistan in response to that state’s support of terrorism and Osama bin Laden. The act was the first military action taken in response to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001.
On this day in 1985.
On this day in 1991.
Clarence Thomas turned 69 on June 23.
It was on this day in 1998.
The musical "Cats" opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on this day in 1982. In 1997 the show became the longest running show in Broadway history.
John J Mellencamp (John Cougar Mellencamp) is 66 today.
Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp is best known for his #1 hit song, "Jack & Diane." He has been nominated for more than ten Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2,1973)
On this day in 1970, "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.
The booth team: Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson and Don Meredith.
Sandra Day O’Connor was confirmed as the first woman to serve as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on this day in 1981. President Ronald (above) made the appointment.
Sandra Day O’Connor turned 87 in March.
Stephen Edwin King is 70 years old today.
Author Stephen King‘s bestselling horror, science fiction, and suspense novels include Carrie, The Shining, Misery, and The Dark Tower series. His numerous literary honors include a Bram Stoker Award, an O. Henry Award, and a National Book Foundation Medal.
William (Bill) James Murray is 67 years old today.
Comedian and actor Bill Murray was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2003 film Lost in Translation. Murray’s best known films include Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day. Prior to his film career, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1977 to 1980. In his youth, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his high school education. Bill began taking pre-med courses at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, but dropped out.
The Mount Vesuvius eruption killed approximately 20,000 people and much of the area was buried in volcanic ash.
It happened on this day in 1814.
On this day in 2006.
The planet Pluto was reclassified as a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Pluto’s status was changed due to the IAU’s new rules for an object qualifying as a planet. Pluto met two of the three rules because it orbits the sun and is large enough to assume a nearly round shape. However, since Pluto has an oblong orbit and overlaps the orbit of Neptune it disqualified Pluto as a planet.
On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the U.S. non-stop. The trip from Los Angeles, CA to Newark, NJ, took about 19 hours in her Lockheed Vega (above).
Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Model 5B Vega, NR7952, on display at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum.
On this day in 1989, Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, was banned from baseball for life after being accused of gambling on baseball.
Former Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose at the start of a news conference at Riverfront Stadium after being given his lifetimesuspension from baseball.
