On this day in 1961, America was asked by President Kennedy to work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
On this day in 1977, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened and became the largest grossing film to date.
Director George Lucas.
In Houston on this day in 2006, former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skillinng were convicted of conspiracy and fraud for the downfall of Enron.
It was on this day in 1992, Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent host of NBC’s "Tonight Show."
Comedian Billy Crystal (left) was Leno’s first guest on the show. He also appeared on Leno’s final “Tonight Show” episode on February 6, 2014.
X Minus Onewas a half-hour science fiction radio drama series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958 in numerous timeslots on NBC. The series was never able to generate a large following.
The writers of the magazine stories were not well known then but now are the giants of today. These stories came from the minds of Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Poul Anderson to name a few.
Richard Lawrence Hatch (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017)
(FoxNews) – Richard Hatch, best known for his role as Captain Apollo in "Battlestar Galactica," died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
The actor had been in hospice care and died around 1:30 p.m. at his home in Santa Clarita, Calif., with his son Paul by his side. He is also survived by his brother, John.