MUSIC HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group
that transformed popular music in the 1960s,was shot and
killed by an obsessed fan in New York City.
The 40-year-old artist was entering his Manhattan apartment
building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at
close range with a .38-caliber revolver.
Lennon, bleeding profusely, was rushed to the hospital but
died en route. Chapman (below) had received an autograph
from Lennon earlier in the day and voluntarily remained at
the scene of the shooting until he was arrested by police.
Mark David Chapman (69).
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT IN 1953
Brylcreem is a British brand of hair styling products for men. The
first Brylcreem product was a hair cream created in 1928 by
County Chemicals at the Chemico Works in Bradford Street,
Birmingham, England, and is the flagship product of the brand.
The product was first advertised on television with the jingle
"Brylcreem — A Little Dab’ll Do Ya! Brylcreem is marketed in
the United States by Combe Incorporated.
A modern tube of Brylcreem.
TWO PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS REMEMBER
Pearl Harbor survivors, Ken Stevens, 102, of Powers, Ore.,
left, and Ira "Ike" Schab, 104, of Beaverton, Ore., wait for
the start of the 83rd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old
Pearl Harbor attack survivor, spent six weeks in physical therapy
to build the strength to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honoring those killed in the Japanese bombing that
thrust the U.S. into World War II some 83 years ago.
On Saturday, Schab gingerly rose from his wheelchair and raised
his right hand, returning a salute delivered by sailors standing
on a destroyer and a submarine passing by in the harbor.
“He’s been working hard because this is his goal,” said his
daughter, Kimberlee Heinrichs, who traveled to Hawaii with
Schab from their Beaverton, Oregon, home so they could
attend the ceremony. “He wanted to be able to stand for that.”
The USS Arizona Memorial is seen before a ceremony to
mark the 83rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Honolulu.
(AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
The number of Pearl Harbor survivors has
now dwindled to 16 living.
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1941
Rare and incredible color photographs of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The USS Oglala capsized at her dock. Maryland and the
capsized Oklahoma can be seen in background.
USS Arizona.
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