John F. Kennedy was the first U.S. President to have his Inauguration
telecast in color. The NBC television network covered the event.
John F. Kennedy being sworn in as the 35th President of the United states
President Kennedy delivering his Inaugural address
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective – fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe died on October 7, 1849. The actual cause remains a mystery.
In January 1845 Poe published his poem “THE RAVEN” to instant success.
Eugene B. Ely (above) made the first successful landing of an aircraft
on a floating vessel when he flew his Curtiss Pusher onto the deck of
the USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay. He was 24 years old.
Danny Kaye (David Daniel Kaminsky) actor, dancer, and one of the
world’s best-known comedians. He died on March 3, 1987 at age 74.
Danny Kaye’s grave marker is a bench at Kensico Cementery in
Valhalla, New York.
