On June 16, 1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel into space. After
48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to earth, having spent more
time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that date.

Before her selection for the Soviet space program, Tereshkova
was a textile factory. She joined  the Air Force as part of the
Cosmonaut Corps and was commissioned as an officer after
completing her training.   

ROSS SIMPSON

Elvis Presley (The King of Rock and Roll) married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on
May 1, 1967.

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Walter Matthau, left,  and Art Carney on Broadway in Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple.

Neil Simon Broadway play The Odd Couple debuted in 1965
and starred Walter Matthau (who would go to play the same
role in the film) and Art Carney as Felix Ungar. Matthau won
a Tony award for his portrayal, one of a slew of accolades
the play received.

ROSS SIMPSON

Susan B. Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906)

Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and
women’s rights activist who played a pivotal role in the
women’s suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family
committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery
petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New
York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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