CAMILLE
BOHANNON

Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., walking on the deck of the aircraft
carrier USS Champlain on May 5, 1961, after the return of his
Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 (in background) from the first
manned suborbital al flight.

President John F. Kennedy (right) congratulates astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., (left) the first American in space, on his historic May
5th, 1961 ride in the Freedom 7 spacecraft and presents him with
the NASA Distinguished Service Award. 

Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998)

SANDY KOZEL

Jay Leno hosted The Tonight Show on NBC from May 25, 1992, to
May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010 until ending
on February 6, 2014.

Jay Leno Gets the Last Laugh With Jimmy Fallon on his ‘Tonight
Show’ Exit Week.

Jay leno’s car collection.

DAVID MELENDY

On this day in 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely after an on-
board accident with an oxygen tank.

The Apollo 13 crew following recovery.

MIKE  GRACIA

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)

Often referred to by his initials FDR, Roosevelt was a political leader who
served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death
in 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and became
a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century.

Franklin Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great
Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the
worst economic crisis in U.S. history.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Timberline 
Lodge at Mt. Hood in Oregon on Sept. 28, 1937.
(The Oregonian)

SANDY KOZEL

NASA announced the selection of America’s first seven astronauts
on this day in 1959.