Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an singer, guitarist and
songwriter who pioneered rock and roll with distinctive songs
such as "Maybellene" (1955), "Roll Over Beethoven" (1956),
"Rock and Roll Music" (1957), and "Johnny B. Goode" (1958).

Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and
developing a music style that included guitar solos along with
showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent
rock music.   

 
Charles Edward Anderson Berry
(October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017)

On October 18, 1867, the U.S. formally took possession of Alaska
after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less
than two cents an acre.

Indigenous peoples had settled the unforgiving territory thousands
of years earlier. The Alaska purchase comprised 586,412 square
miles, about twice the size of Texas, and was championed by
William Henry Seward, the enthusiastically expansionist
secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson.

Signing of the Alaska Treaty, The Alaska Purchase.

                          
TIM MAGUIRE

(FOX NEWS) – KISS founding member and guitarist Ace Frehley,
who was announced to be on life support earlier today after
suffering injuries from a fall last month, has died at age 74.