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Edmund Hillary (left) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men
to reach the top of Mount Everest on this day in 1953.
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy
(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
Commonly referred to by his initials JFK, John F. Kennedy
was a politician who served as the 35th President of the
United States from January 1961 until his assassination
in November 1963.
John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy the morning of November 22,
1963.
On this day in 1765, Patrick Henry denounced the
Stamp Act before Virginia‘s House of Burgesses.
Today, churchgoers still attend services at St. John’s
Episcopal Church in Richmond, Va., where Patrick
Henry made his “Give me Liberty, or give me Death”
speech.
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)
Legendary vaudeville comedian, radio personality, and actor Bob
Hope entertained military personnel in 57 USO tours between 1942
and 1988. He performed hundreds of acts with his special humor
per year during the height of his career, hosted The Academy
Awards fourteen times, and appeared in over 70 films and shorts.
At a young age, he began performing for voluntary donations on the
Luna Park streetcar by singing and making jokes. In 1915 Bob Hope
won an amateur talent contest for his Charlie Chaplin impersonation.
In 1997, the U.S. Congress declared Bob Hope the "first and only
honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces."
Comedian Bob Hope and his wife, Dolores are shown in their Palm
Springs, Calif., home in May 1998.
