During an outdoor rally in Laurel, Maryland on May 15, 1972,
George Wallace, the governor of Alabama and a presidential
candidate, was shot by 21-year-old Arthur Bremer. Three
others were wounded, and  Wallace was left paralyzed from
the waist down.

Michigan and Maryland. On June 8, Shirley Chisholm, the
first Black woman elected to Congress and one of Wallace’s
opponents for the Democratic nomination, famously visited
him in the hospital to wish him well. He remained in the
hospital for several months, bringing his third presidential
campaign to an irrevocable end.

Arthur Herman Bremer will be 73 August
21.

After 35 years of incarceration, Bremer was
released from prison on November 9, 2007.

George Corley Wallace Jr.
(August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998)

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998)

On May 14, 1998, the legendary singer, actor and show-business
icon Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, at the
age of 82.

Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s,
1950s, and 1960s. He is among the world’s best-selling music
artists with an estimated 150 million record sales.

1998

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WJAR) — A World War II veteran
was honored Saturday at a chess tournament in East
Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Lou Giarrusso (above) celebrated his 100th birthday at the
Once-in-a-Lifetime Inaugural Championship Cup Event at the
New England Institute of Technology.

Giarrusso started playing in 1963, and he is a Guinness
World Record holder for the oldest chess player to
compete.

Giarrusso was presented with a chessboard birthday 
ake (below), plaques and certificates, and a trophy
for his achievements in chess.