President John F. Kennedy was the first U.S. president to hold a live televised news conference. He discussed the release of two surviving US Air Force crewman by the Soviet Union after being captured when their jet aircraft was shot down on July 1, 1960. He also talked about an atomic test ban treaty and famine in the Congo.
FIRST LIVE TELEVISED NEWS CONFERENCE BY A PRESIDENT ~ ON THIS DATE IN 1961
HERO PILOT IS 59 YEARS OLD TODAY
Pictured above are Capt. “Sully” Sullenberger (left) and his First Officer Jeffrey Skiles
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III was an American airline pilot, safety expert, and accident investigator from Danville, California. Sullenberger rose to fame when he successfully ditched U S Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, New York City, on January 15, 2009, saving the lives of all 155 people on the aircraft.
Sullenberger is an international speaker on airline safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety. As of September 30, 2009, Sullenberger is also the co-chairman of the EAA’s Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program. Sullenberger retired from US Airways and its predecessor airline after 30 years with them on March 3, 2010.
He is the author of Highest Duty, a memoir of his life and of the events surrounding Flight 1549, published in 2009 by HarperCollins. He was ranked second in Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential Heroes and Icons of 2009.
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ON THIS DATE IN 1784
The United States ratified a peace treaty with England that ended the
Revolutionary War and established the US as a sovereign nation. John
Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison took part in negotiating
the treaty with King George lll.
FIRST ALBUM RELEASED IN THE US ON THIS DATE IN 1964
ELVIS PRESLEY WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1935
Gladys and Vernon Presley with young Elvis in 1937
Elvis on a special Milton Berl Show aboard the USS Hancock in
San Diego. It was the first of two appearances on the NBC show.
Elvis on the the Ed Sullivan show in 1956
Elvis joined the US Army in 1958
Priscilla and Elvis with Daughter Lisa Marie
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