SANDY KOZEL

English lead singer and one of the founding members of  the
Rolling Stones, Sir Michael Philip Jagger is 78 today.

In 1989, Jagger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, and in 2004 into the UK Music Hall of Fame with the
Rolling Stones.

Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza0;
(June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021

(New York Post) – Famed Borscht Belt comedian Jackie Mason,
who rose from a modest childhood on the Lower East Side to
become one of the most famous funnymen of all time, has died.

Mason died at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan Saturday, with
his wife Jyll and a few friends by his side.

On July 24, 1998, director Steven Spielberg’s World War
II epic, Saving Private Ryan, was released in theaters
across the United States. The film, which starred Tom
Hanks and Matt Damon, was praised for its authentic
portrayal of war and was nominated for 11 Academy
Awards. It took home five Oscars, for Best Director,
Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Film Editing
and Best Sound Effects Editing.

The film’s lengthy opening scene was a bloody re-
enactment of American troops landing at Omaha
Beach in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944.

ED DANAHUE