On July 24, 1998, the director Steven Spielberg’s World War
II epic, Saving Private Ryan, was released in theaters across
the United States. The film, which starred Tom Hanks and
Matt Damon, was praised for its authentic portrayal of war
and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. It took home
five Oscars, for Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best
Sound, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Effects Editing.

The film’s lengthy opening scene was a bloody re-enactment
of American troops landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy,
France, on June 6, 1944, D-Day. 

Elvis with his new Harley Davidson in 1956.

The motorcycle was a classic black-and-chrome beauty that
perfectly matched his signature style. As he rode around town
on it, heads turned and people stopped to take pictures.

Remember when L’eggs pantyhose came in plastic eggs,
1970s?

L’eggs is a brand of pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by
Hanes,which radically changed the hosiery marketplace.

The novel developments were the egg-shaped plastic
product container, the brainchild of Hanes executive
Robert Elberson. 

Robert Elberson (Died 2013)

The 1967 Detroit Riots were among the bloodiest in American
history. The strife occurred during a period of Detroit’s history
when the once-affluent city was struggling economically, and
race relations nationwide were at an all-time low.

On July 22, 2003, U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-
of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, received a hero’s welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West
Virginia.

The story of the 19-year-old supply clerk, who was captured by 
Iraqi forces in March 2003, gripped America; however, it was
later revealed that some details of Lynch’s dramatic capture
and rescue might have been exaggerated.

Jessica Lynch in the hospital.