Jerry Lee Lewis (“The Killer”) is 79 today
"Whole Lotta Shakin’" July 28, 1957 The Steve Allen Show
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy
Mark Richard Hamill was born in Oakland, California, and raised in
Virginia.
Besides his best known portrayal in the Original Star Wars trilogy, Hamill
also did voice acting as The Joker in Batman, the Animated TV series,
from 1992 to 1995 on Fox.
An Atlas rocket leaves the launch pad at Cape Canaveral with Mariner
2 on board
Mariner 2 was the first robotic space probe to conduct a successful planetary
encounter when it passed within 22,000 miles of Venus on December 14, 1962.
Dr. William H. Pickering, (center) Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director, is
presenting a Mariner 2 spacecraft model to President John F. Kennedy
in 1963.