ROSS SIMPSON

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
(February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011)

Elizabeth Taylor was a British and American actress. She
began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and
was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood
cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world’s highest
paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public
figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film
Institute named her the seventh-greatest female screen
legend of Classic Hollywood cinema.

1963

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The World Trade Center, located in the heart of Manhattan in
New York City, was built in 1966 and instantly became an
iconic landmark for the city.

The Twin Towers, as they were known, stood over 1,360 feet
above ground — each holding 110 floors.

On this day in history, Feb. 26, 1993, the World Trade Center
was bombed — injuring more than 1,000 people.

At around 12:00 p.m., a group of terrorists, including a man
named Ramzi Yousef (below) drove a van into the public
parking garage below the Towers. 

The van exploded roughly 17 minutes after noon — creating
a 100-foot crater within the north tower.  Six people near the
bomb site were almost immediately killed.

   
A bomb exploded in the parking garage of the World Trade Center.

Young Muhammad Ali (left) then known as Cassius Clay, knocked
out opponent Sonny Liston for his first world title in boxing on
this day in history, Feb. 25, 1964.

Twenty-two-year-old Clay achieved the unthinkable by dethroning
Liston, who was then the world heavyweight boxing champion. (History.com.)

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.)  
(January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)

The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson’s controversial film about
the last 44 hours of Jesus of Nazareth’s life, opened in theaters
across the United States on February 25, 2004. Not coincidentally,
the day was Ash Wednesday, the start of the Catholic season of
Lent.

The star of action-packed blockbusters like the Lethal Weapon
series and Braveheart, Gibson was earning more than $20 million
per movie at the time he decided to direct The Passion of the
Christ, for which he received no cash compensation.

        Jim Caviezel                         Mel Gibson