CAMILLE
BOHANNON
On this day in 1960, U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
On this day in 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindberghs baby (below). Hauptmann was found guilt and executed.
Aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh
(February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans, but also stated that undeniably
loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry could not be detained.
Filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg is72 years old today.
Celebrated director Steven Spielberg achieved box office records with
the blockbuster films Jaws (1975), E.T. (1982), and Jurassic Park (1993).
He received the Academy Award for Best Director for the films Schindler’s
List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). He also directed the action/
adventure classic trilogy Indiana Jones starring Harrison Ford, in the
’80s.
MIKE GRACIA
Nearly 350 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor off of
British ships by Colonial patriots on this day in 1773. The patriots
were disguised as Indians. The act was to protest taxation without
representation and the monopoly the government granted to the
East India Company.
SANDY KOZEL
Saddam Hussein’s Underground Hiding Place.
The first Trial of Saddam Hussein began on October 19, 2005. He was
sentenced to death November 5, 2006 and was executed (below) the following month on December 30.
Richard “Dick” Wayne Van Dyke 93 years old today.
Dick Van Dyke is the Star of The Dick Van Dyke Show
on CBS (1961 – 1966) and Diagnosis: Murder on CBS
(1993 – 2001). He won a SAG Life Achievement award
in 2012 and a Disney Legend Award in 1998. He also
starred in the 1964 classic Mary Poppins and was
cast in the film’s sequel, Mary Poppins Returns.
ED DANAHUE
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy declared war on the United States on
this day in 1941. The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries.
The series Magnum, P.I. ran from this day in 1980 to 1988 during
its first-run broadcast on the CBS television network. According
to the Nielsen ratings, the series consistently ranked in the top
twenty TV programs during the first five years of its original run.
The cast from left: Tom Selleck, Larry Manetti, John Hillerman, and
Roger E, Mosley.
A 1982 Ferrari 308 GTSi, driven by Tom Selleck and Larry Manetti in
TV series "Magnum P.I." is on display in the Petersen Automotive Museum.
Thomas William Selleck turned 73 January 29.
