The space shuttle Discovery took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on this day in 1988. It was the first manned space flight since the Challenger disaster.
Pope John l was found dead in his Vatican apartment a little over a month in office on this day in 1978. The 65-year-old pontiff, born Albino Lusicni, had apparently died of a heart attack.
Game one on this day in 1954.
Jerry Lee Lewis is 83 today.
Singer-songwriter, and pianist Jerry Lee Lewis, often known by his nickname, The Killer, has been described as "rock & roll’s first great wild man. He was expelled from Southwest Bible Institute for the called “devil’s music”.
Jerry Lee Lewis has been the last living member of the Sun Records Million Dollar Quartet.
On this day in 1957, 300 U.S. Army troops stood guard as nine black students were escorted to class at Central High School in Little Rock, AR. The children had been forced to withdraw 2 days earlier because of unruly white mobs.
William Cuthbert Faulkner (September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962)
Michael Kirk Douglas is 73 today.
Michael Douglas won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1987 film Wall Street. He reprised his role in the 2010 sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. His other notable film credits include The China Syndrome (1979) Basic Instinct (1992) and Falling Down (1993). He is the son of legendary actor Kirk Douglas.
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 hisgraduation. He failed his physical examinations after being drafted to fight in Vietnam and never served.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a spy-fiction television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television and first broadcast on NBC. It follows secret agents, played by Robert Vaughn (center and David McCallum (left), who work for a secret international counter-espionage and law- enforcement agency called U.N.C.L.E. The series premiered in 1964 and discontinued its run on January 15, 1968. It led the spy-fiction craze on television, and by 1966 there were nearly a dozen imitators.
David Keith McCallum, Jr. turned 84 on September 19.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2,1973)
On this day in 1970, "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.
The booth team: Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson and Don Meredith.
Sandra Day O’Connor was confirmed as the first woman to serve as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on this day in 1981. President Ronald (above) made the appointment.
Sandra Day O’Connor turned 87 in March.
Stephen Edwin King is 70 years old today.
Author Stephen King‘s bestselling horror, science fiction, and suspense novels include Carrie, The Shining, Misery, and The Dark Tower series. His numerous literary honors include a Bram Stoker Award, an O. Henry Award, and a National Book Foundation Medal.
William (Bill) James Murray is 67 years old today.
Comedian and actor Bill Murray was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2003 film Lost in Translation. Murray’s best known films include Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day. Prior to his film career, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1977 to 1980. In his youth, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his high school education. Bill began taking pre-med courses at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, but dropped out.
