Folk singer James Taylor is known for hit songs like "You’ve Got a
Friend" and "Fire and Rain" and who was inducted into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame. He has won five Grammy Awards, including
Album of the Year. He was once married to Carly Simon in 1972.
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The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army
ended on this day in 1836. The Mexican army of three thousand
men defeated the 189 Texas volunteers.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision on this day in 1857,
ruled that blacks could not sue in federal court to be citizens.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
(March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564)
On this day in 1981, Walter Cronkite (above) appeared in the last
airing of "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite." He had been
on the job 19 years.
Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009)
Ed McMahon (left) and Johnny Carson (right) began their long association in
their first TV series, the ABC game show Who Do You Trust?, running from
1957 to 1962. Then afterwards, McMahon would make his famous thirty-year
mark as Carson’s sidekick, announcer and second banana on NBC‘s highly successfully The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992.
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Rob Reiner, actor, writer, director, producer, and activist, is 71
years old today.
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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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Drew Barrymore in a 1979 Pillsbury cookie dough commercial.
1984
Drew Blythe Barrymore was born in Culver City, California.
Drew Barrymore gained fame as a child actress in Steven Spielberg‘s
film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). She won a Screen Actors Guild
Award in 2010 for her portrayal of Little Edie in Grey Gardens. Drew
made her directorial debut with the 2009 film Whip It!
Drew Barrymore as Gertie in the Steven Spielberg
movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington,
DC. on this day in 1885. It opened to the public in 1889.
Artist’s rendering of the capstone being placed by
hand on the top of the Washington Monument. It
was the tallest building in the world at the time of
its completion in 1884, standing 555 feet, 5.125
inches.
NOTE: The Washington Monument is closed until spring 2019. The National Park Service is modernizing the elevator to increase long
term reliability.
