SANDY KOZEL

It was on this day in 1945

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini
(July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) 

On this day in 1967, heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali 
(Cassius Clay) refused to be inducted into the Army claiming he
was a conscientious objector.

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On this day in 2001, the first civilian to have ventured into space
was American Dennis Tito. pictured above giving a thumb up. 

California businessman Dennis Tito and two cosmonauts were aboard 
a Russian rocket launched from Central Asia. The destination was the
international space station.  

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is 68 years old today.

Jay Leno graduated from Emerson College with a Speech Therapy
degree and founded his own comedy club.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno was a late-night talk show hosted
by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and
resumed production on March 1, 2010 until its ending on February
6, 2014.

         SANDY KOZEL

Ulysses Simpson Grant (Hiram Ulysses Grant)
(April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885)

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed
by natives in the Philippines on this day in 1521.

On the day in 1805 a force led by U.S. Marines captured the city
of Derna, on the shores of Tripoli.

"Babe Ruth Day" was first celebrated at Yankee Stadium on this
day in 1947 when a dying "Bambino" (above) Addressed Fans.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Adolf Hitler ( April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) 

THE CUBAN EXODUS BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1980.

On this day in 1939, Ted Williams made his Major League
Baseball debut with the Boston Red Sox.

DAVID MELENDY

It was on this day in 2007

Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin
(April 16, 1889 – December 16, 1977)

Charlie Chaplin was forced to live in a workhouse at the age
of seven, and his mother was sent to a mental asylum. When
he was fourteen, he began touring as a comedian, and at age
19, he moved to America with the Fred Karno company.

A DEBUT ALBUM ON THIS DAY IN 1964.

Michael Jordan – Last NBA Game on this day in 2003.

ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1917

Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the
first men to reach the North Pole on this day in 1909.

First modern Olympic Games on this day in 1896.