William Hart, better known to his loyal fans as "Poogie", the
lead singer and co-founder of the Philly soul group The Delfonics,
has died. He was 77.
According to multiple reports, Hart died Thursday at a hospital
in Philadelphia following complications from surgery.
Hart was initially taken to hospital after experiencing difficulties
with his breathing.
On July 15, 1903, the newly formed Ford Motor Company took its
first order from Chicago dentist Ernst Pfenning: an $850 two-
cylinder Model A automobile with a tonneau (or backseat). The
car, produced at Ford’s plant on Mack Street (now Mack Avenue)
in Detroit, was delivered to Dr. Pfenning just over a week later.
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947)
On July 15, 1988, Die Hard, an action film starring Bruce Willis as wisecracking New York City cop John McClane, opened in theaters
across the U.S. A huge box-office hit, the film established Willis
as a movie star and spawned three sequels. Die Hard also became Hollywood shorthand for describing the plot of other actions films,
as in “Speed is Die Hard on a bus.”
Walter Bruce Willis turned 67 in March.
On March 30, 2022, Willis’s family announced that
he was retiring as he had been diagnosed with
aphasia, a disorder caused by damage to the area
of the brain that controls language expression and
comprehension.
MIKE GRACIA
President Nixon shakes hands with Premier Chou En-lai of
the People’s Republic of China. Nixon’s trip to China was
to seek a “normalization of relations.”
Ivana Marie Trump (February 20, 1949 – July 14, 2022)
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President
Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died after
going into cardiac arrest at her home in New York City. her family announced Thursday. She was 73.
Ivana was a Czech-American businesswoman, media personality,
fashion designer, author, and former model.
Donald Trump with his first wife, Ivana (1985)
