Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in London, England.
Golden Globe-winning actress Angela Lansbury played Jessica Fletcher
on the CBS television series Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996), and also
gained recognition for her role in Mame (1966). She also provided the
voice of the teapot Mrs. Potts in the 1991 animated film Beauty and the
Beast. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1945 film The
Picture of Dorian Gray.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1859, Abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harper’s Ferry, VA
(now located in West Virginia).
John Brown
(May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859)
During the French Revolution on this day in 1793, Queen Marie Antoinette (below) was beheaded after being convicted of treason.
Poland’s Karol Josef Wojtyla was elected Pope John Paul II
on this day in 1978.
On Friday, October 16, 1998, police from Britain’s Scotland
Yard entered a room in a small, private hospital in London
and arrested former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet
Ugarte who was recovering from back surgery.
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón had issued a request for
Pinochet’s extradition to stand trial in Spain for crimes
committed in Chile during extradition to stand trial in
Spain for crimes committed in Chile during his brutal
rule from 1973-1990.
On this day in 1987, rescuers freed Jessica McClure from the abandoned
well that she had fallen into in Midland, TX. She was trapped for 58 hours.
Jessica McClure Morales turned 31 in March.
James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997)
Michener was the author of more than 40 books, most of which were
fictional, family sagas. His first book was adapted as the popular
Broadway musical South Pacific by Richard Rodgers and Oscar
Hammerstein.
Michener’s typewriter at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
From October 14, 2010, first blog post.
WELCOME,THIS IS THE DEBUT OF A BLOG THAT, I HOPE, WILL REVIVE
FOND MEMORIES OF THE PAST.
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SUITS A PASSION FOR THE PAST. SO, BOOKMARK AND CHECK BACK
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CARLATA BRADLEY
on the day in 1792, the cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was
laid in Washington, DC. President George Washington is depicted
above officiating the event. The building became known as the
White House in 1818.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher (October 13, 1925 – April 8, 2013)
Margaret Thatcher led the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990
and served as its first female Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Originally a chemist,
she entered into politics and became known as the Iron Lady for her unwavering
politics.
On this day in 1974.
The Beatles’ First Appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," 1964.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Paul Frederic Simon
Singer-songwriter Paul Simon is known for his partnership with Art Garfunkel
in Simon and Garfunkel. He went on to find solo success with albums like Graceland.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was born in Kannapolis, NC.
NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the Busch Series Championship in
1998 and 1999 and the Daytona 500 in 2004 and 2014. He went into his
first race with a car he co-owned with his half brother Kerry. Junior, as he
is called by many, won his 12th consecutive Sprint Cup Series Most Popular
Driver Award in 2014. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Fame member Dale
Earnhardt Sr.
Junior (left) with father Dale Sr. who was killed on February 18, 2001
on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
