SANDY KOZEL

It was on this day in 1775, when American revolutionary Patrick
Henry declared, "give me liberty, or give me death!"

The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act on this day in 1933
that effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers.

On this day in 1983, President Ronald Reagan first proposed development of technology to intercept enemy missiles. The
proposal became known as the Strategic Defense Initiative
and "Star Wars."

On this day in 2001, Russia’s orbiting Mir space station plunged into
the South Pacific after its 15-years of use.

It was on this day in 1998.

James Cameron (above) won three awards for "Titanic," for
director, best picture (as producer) and film editing.

TIM MAGUIRE

President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield
in Pennsylvania on this day in 1863.

Only true known photo of Lincoln delivering Gettysburg address in
1863. Lincoln is center (red arrow).
(National Archives and Records Administration)

On this day in 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat(center)became
the first Arab leader to set foot in Israel on an official visit. Israeli
Prime Minister Menachem Begin (left).

Ford Motor Co. announced it was ending the production of the
unpopular Edsel on this day in 1959.

Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey Jr. 
(November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956)

Disc Jockey Dorsey.

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is 55 years young today.

Jodie Foster gained fame for her role as a teenage prostitute in the 1976
Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver. She won Academy Awards for Best
Actress for her performances in The Accused (1988) and Silence of the
Lambs (1991) and also had starring roles in Contact (1997), Anna and
the King (1999), and Panic Room (2002).

Foster, then three, in a scene from the Doris Day Show.

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2007

CAMILLE BOHANNON

On this day in 1952, Richard Nixon gave his "Checkers Speech". At the time
he was a candidate for U.S. vice-president.

Richard Nixon and family dog Checkers. 

On this day in 63 B.C.

The Lewis (Left) and Clark (Right) expedition ended their trip to the Pacific
Northwest on this day in 1806.

Freud died on this day in 1939.

Freud’s couch.

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen is 68 years old today.

Known simply as The Boss, rock legend Bruce Springsteen hit fame in
1975 with his critically acclaimed album Born to Run and again in 1984
with his rock anthem "Born in the U.S.A." He won his 20th career Grammy
Award in 2009 when his song "Working on a Dream" took Best Solo Rock
Vocal Performance. Springsteen felt deep alienation while attending high
school and did not appear at his graduation. He failed his physical
examinations after being drafted to fight in Vietnam and never served.

Theodore Roosevelt, then Vice President, said "Speak softly
and carry a big stick" in a speech delivered at the Minnesota
State Fair (below).

ED DANAHUE

On this day in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have
a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, D.C. where
more than 200,000 people attended.

It was on this day in 1968.

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African-American who was lynched in Mississippi after offending a white woman in a grocery store on this
day in 1955.

Emmett Louis Till  (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955)

A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Prince Charles
and Princess Diana on this day in 1996. This made the
end of the couples 15-year marriage official.