MIKE GRACIA

The 22-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was kidnapped
on this day in 1932. The child was found dead in May.

Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted and executed
for the kidnapping and murder of baby Lindbergh.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was captured by CIA and Pakistani
agents near Islamabad on this day in 2003. He was the suspected
mastermind behind the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 (below).

On this day in 1981, Bobby Sands (above) who was a member
of the Provisional Irish Republican Army began a hunger strike
while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze after being sentenced for
firearms possession. He eventually died May 5, 1981 at age 27.

The Peace Corps was established on this day in 1961 by President Kennedy (pictured signing the act).

Ronald William Howard is 64 years old today.

Director, producer, and actor Ron Howard first became known as Andy
Griffith‘s son Opie on The Andy Griffith Show on CBS from 1960-1968 
and also played teenager Richie Cunningham on Happy Days on ABC
from 1974-1984. His 2001 film A Beautiful Mind received the Academy
Award for Best Picture and earned Howard the Academy Award for
Best Director. He also directed the 1995 film Apollo 13.

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SANDY KOZEL

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)

Known as "The King of Rock n’ Roll," Elvis Presley rose to 
fame in the late 1950s, becoming a legendary presence in
cultural history and the best-selling solo artist in the history
of pop. He released such #1 singles as "Hound Dog," and
"Jailhouse Rock.”

It was during this address Johnson declared a "War on Poverty."

President Johnson shaking hands during his official poverty tour
in 1964.

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ROSS SIMPSON

Romania’s hard-line Communist ruler, Nicolae Ceausescu, was overthrown in a popular uprising on this day in 1989.

The ‘’shoe bomber’’ is sentenced to life in prison by U.S. Federal
Judge William Young.

On this day in 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was
convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide
charges of anti-Semitism. Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.

Alfred Dreyfus standing before a court-martial at Rennes, France.

Singer Madonna and Guy Ritchie were married on this day in 2000
and were divorced November 21, 2008.   

Madonna Louise Ciccone is referred to as the “Queen of Pop”
turned 59 on August 16.   

ROSS SIMPSON

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Album released on this day in 1970.

ROSS SIMPSON

              
                Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849)

                      
                              Published originally in January 1845.

The first class of baseball “Hall of Famers” was comprised of 
Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and
Walter Johnson.