Bono (Paul David Hewson)
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Bono is the lead vocalist and
primary lyricist of the rock band U2. He has received 22 Grammy
Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.
On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial
last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S.
history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take
the long and dangerous journey by wagon train.
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William (Billy) Martin Joel is 73 years old today.
Billy Joel, nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his first single and
signature song of the same name as well as the similarly named
1973 album, he has led a commercially successful career as a
solo artist since the 1970s, having released 12 studio albums
from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album in 2001.
He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, as well as
the seventh-best-selling recording artist and the fourth-best-
selling solo artist in the U.S.with over 160 million records sold
worldwide. His 1985 compilation album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2,
is one of the best-selling albums in the United States.
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On May 8, 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrated Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners,
rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine during World War II.
Victory at Sea is a documentary television series about warfare
in general during World War II, and naval warfare in particular,
as well as the use of industry in warfare. It was originally aired
by NBC in 1952–1953. It was condensed into a film released in
1954. Excerpts from the music soundtrack, by Richard Rodgers a
nd Robert Russell Bennett, were re-recorded for record albums.
The original TV broadcasts comprised 26 half-hour segments—
Sunday afternoons at 3pm (EST) in most markets—starting on
October 26, 1952 and ending on May 3, 1953. The series, which
won an Emmy award in 1954 as "best public affairs program",
played an important part in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a viable television genre.
