CARLATA BRADLEY
It was on this day in 1971.
On this day in 1956, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the
Ed Sullivan show "Toast of the Town." He was shot from just the
waist up during the performance. Presley made a total of three
appearances on the show.
Elvis Presley with some of his fans in the audience who came to see
his debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
TIM MAGUIRE
Victims bodies are carried from the wreckage of the 1900 hurricane in Galveston.
On this day in 1966, NBC-TV aired the first episode of "Star Trek"
entitled "The Man Trap". The series was canceled on September 2,
1969.
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936–September 6, 2018)
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1862, the Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.
Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General.
It was on this day in 1967. He would be the first black court justice.
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993)
The space shuttle Challenger was launched on this day in 1983 with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first African American to
travel in space when the shuttle embarked on its third mission.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. will be 76 on November 22.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Godwin)
(August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851)
British author Mary Shelley is best known for her Gothic novel
Frankenstein. Her less famous works include novels such as
Valperga, Perkin Warbeck, and The Last Man.
Baseballs Ty Cobb made his major league batting
debut with the Detroit Tigers on this day in 1905.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
(December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961)
Nicknamed: The Georgia Peach
Robin Douglas Leach (August 29, 1941 – August 24, 2018)
(WENN) — Robin Leach, the beloved host of "Lifestyles of the Rich and
Famous," has died at age 76.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where Leach worked as a
columnist, the journalist and broadcaster passed away Thursday night
after suffering a stroke late last year.
