First responders show dedication and courage daily by being on the front
lines when disasters occur. In the attack on the World Trade Center in New
York City in 2001 when thousands of people were killed or injured, more
than four hundred emergency workers also lost their lives. In honor of first responders, the US Senate designated September 12 as the National Day
of Encouragement. It was first announced in 2007 and has been celebrated
each year ever since.
MIKE GRACIA
(February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer and politician. He served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in
April 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the Civil War, its bloodiest
war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. He preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the government,
and modernized the economy.
On May 18, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was
nominated as the Republican candidate
for President of the United States.
On this day in 1999, the U.S. Senate voted on whether to remove President Bill Clinton from office following an impeachment trial
which lasted five-weeks. Clinton was acquitted on both articles
of impeachment. On the first charge of perjury, 45 Democrats
and 10 Republicans voted “not guilty”and on the charge of
obstruction of justice the Senate was split 50-50.
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After the trial concluded, President Clinton said he was “profoundly sorry” for the burden his behavior imposed on Congress and the American people.
President Clinton heads back to the Oval Office after making his statement to the press.
SANDY KOZEL
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950)
Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate
when Arkansas Governor Harvey Parnell appointed Caraway to fill
her late husband Thaddeus’ seat; her appointment was formally confirmed by a special election held on this day in 1932.
On this day in 1971, the television sitcom "All In the Family" debuted
on CBS-TV. It is often regarded as one of the greatest TV series of
all time. It soon became the most watched show during summer
reruns and afterwards ranked number one in the yearly Neilsen
ratings from 1971 to 1976. TV Guide ranked “All in the Family”
as the fourth-greatest show of all time. The final original show
was April 8, 1979.
From left: Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Carroll O’Connor, and Sally
Struthers.
CARLATA BRADLEY
On this day in 1986, the Ash-Shiraa, pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine,
first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran to secure the release
of seven American hostages. The story turned into the Iran-Contra
affair.
Reagan meets with aides on the Iran-Contra affair.
President Ronald Reagan holds up a copy of the Tower Commission report on the Iran-Contra affair.
One of the 52 United States hostages is displayed to the crowd
outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by his captors, a few days
into their ordeal.
On this day in 1992, Carol Moseley-Braun became the first African-American woman U.S. senator.
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun turned 71 August 16.
MIKE GRACIA
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States
from 1981 to 1989. Prior to the presidency, he was a Hollywood
actor and union leader before serving as the 33rd Governor of
California from 1967 to 1975.
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton formally declared that she was
a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat from the state of New York on
this day in 2000.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George)
(December 14, 1895 – February 6, 1952)
Britain’s King George VI died on this day in 1952. His daughter,
Elizabeth II, succeeded him.
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948)
Babe Ruth was a professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The
Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar
left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame
as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees.
Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981)
Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an
international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae,
ska and rocksteady in his compositions.
Marley died of skin cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami
(now University of Miami Hospital), aged 36. The spread of cancer
to his lungs and brain caused his death. His final words to his son
Ziggy were… "Money can’t buy life”.
Bob Marley Statue at Celebrity Park, Kingston, Jamaica.
