December 29

President Andrew Johnson born (1808); Texas becomes the 28th US state (1845); US Army kills over 250 Lakota people at Wounded Knee (1890); Actress Mary Tyler Moore born (1936); Soccer legend Pelé dies (2022). 

December 30

Author Rudyard Kipling born (1865); The Soviet Union formed (1922); Tiger Woods born (1975); LeBron James born (1984); Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein executed (2006); Oscar-winning actress Luise Rainer dies (2014)

December 28

President Woodrow Wilson born (1856); Comic book writer Stan Lee born (1922); British actress Dame Maggie Smith born (1934); Denzel Washington born (1954); Indonesia AirAsia flight crashes, killing 162 (2014).

December 27

Chemist Louis Pasteur born (1822); Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich born (1901); Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City (1932); Pakistan politician Benazir Bhutto assassinated (2007); Carrie Fisher dies (2016).

December 23

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith born (1805); Businesswoman Madam CJ Walker born (1867); Vincent van Gogh cuts off his ear (1888); Voyager aircraft is first to fly around the world without refueling (1986).

December 22

Beethoven’s "Fifth Symphony" premieres (1808); Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson born (1912); Maurice and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees born (1949); Colo becomes first gorilla born in captivity (1956); “Don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy repealed (2010).

December 21

 "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" premieres (1937); F. Scott Fitzgerald dies (1940); Track and field star Florence Griffith Joyner born (1959); French President Emmanuel Macron born (1977); Bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 (1988).

December 20

Louisiana Purchase finalized (1803); Sacagawea dies (1812); "It’s a Wonderful Life" released (1946); Astronomer Carl Sagan dies (1996); Space Force becomes sixth US armed forces branch (2019).

December 19

First edition of "The American Crisis" published by Thomas Paine (1776); French entertainer Édith Piaf born (1915); First National Hockey League game played (1917); President Eisenhower’s Christmas message is first radio broadcast from space (1958); President Clinton is impeached (1998).

December 18

Mayflower arrives at Plymouth Harbor (1620); 13th Amendment formally adopted in Constitution, abolishing slavery (1865); Steven Spielberg born  (1946); Brad Pitt born (1963); Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies (2016).

December 15

US Bill of Rights ratified, becomes law (1791); Eiffel Tower builder Gustave Eiffel born (1832); Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull killed (1890); Walt Disney dies (1966); Actress Joan Fontaine dies (2013).

December 16

Ludwig van Beethoven born (1770); Boston Tea Party occurs (1773); Author Jane Austen born (1775); Anthropologist Margaret Mead born (1901); World War II’s Battle of the Bulge begins (1944).

December 14

President George Washington dies (1799); Author Shirley Jackson born (1916); Actress Patty Duke born (1946); Eugene Cernan is last person to walk on the moon (1972); 20 children and six staff murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School (2012).

December 13

Diplomat George Shultz born (1920); Actor Dick Van Dyke born (1925); Taylor Swift born (1989); 10 new countries announced to join European Union (2002); Saddam Hussein captured by American forces (2003).

December 12

US Founding Father John Jay born (1745); First transatlantic radio signal sent by Guglielmo Marconi (1901); Frank Sinatra born (1915); Singer Dionne Warwick born (1940); Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore certifies George W. Bush as president (2000).

December 11

King Edward VIII abdicates throne to younger brother King George VI (1936); Germany and Italy declare war on the US (1941); John Kerry born (1943); Musician Sam Cooke dies (1964); Model Bettie Page dies (2008).

December 8

Mary, Queen of Scots born (1542); The US declares war on Japan (1941); Musician Jim Morrison born (1943); John Lennon murdered outside his residence in New York City (1980); Astronaut and senator John Glenn dies (2016).

December 9

Actor Kirk Douglas born (1916); Actress Dame Judi Dench born (1934); “A Charlie Brown Christmas” debuts (1965); Diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche dies (1971); World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated (1979).

December 7

Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award winner Ellen Burstyn born (1932); Pearl Harbor naval base bombed by Japan, killing 2,403 US personnel (1941); Basketball legend Larry Bird born (1956); Apollo 17, the final Apollo moon mission, is launched (1972); Sound barrier-breaking pilot Chuck Yeager dies (2020).

December 6

13th Amendment of the US Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery (1865); Washington Monument completed (1884); Hollywood actress Agnes Moorehead born (1900); NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo born (1994); NASA photographs suggest presence of liquid on Mars (2006).

December 5

Mozart dies (1791); Walt Disney born (1901); Rosa Parks helps lead Montgomery bus boycotts (1955); 21st Amendment ratified in the US, repealing the nationwide ban on alcohol (1933); Nelson Mandela dies (2013).

December 4

English philosopher Thomas Hobbes dies (1679); President Woodrow Wilson travels to Versailles for WWI peace talks, is first US president to travel to Europe while in office (1918); Jay-Z born (1969); Tyra Banks born (1973); American journalist Terry Anderson released after more than six years as hostage in Lebanon (1991).

December 2

Abolitionist John Brown dies (1859); US Environmental Protection Agency formed (1970); Britney Spears born (1981); Benazir Bhutto becomes first female prime minister of Pakistan (1988); Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is killed (1993).

December 1

First moving assembly line introduced by Ford Motor Company (1913); Rosa Parks arrested in Alabama for refusing to give up her bus seat (1955); Author and activist James Baldwin dies (1987); World AIDS Day commemorated for first time (1988).

November 30

Winston Churchill born (1874); Michael Jackson’s "Thriller" released, becomes bestselling album in history (1982); Model Chrissy Teigen born (1985); Exxon and Mobil merge to form one of the world's largest companies (1999); President George HW Bush dies (2018).

Jimmy Carter

"In October 2019, Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, became the longest-married presidential couple in American history, and this July marked their 77th—and final—wedding anniversary together. Rosalynn died on November 19, 2023, at age 96."

https://www.biography.com/political-figures/jimmy-rosalynn-carter-love-story

November 29

"Chronicles of Narnia" author CS Lewis born (1898); Warren Commission is established to investigate President Kennedy's assassination (1963); Social activist Dorothy Day dies (1980); The Beatles guitarist George Harrison dies (2001).

November 28

American-born Lady Astor becomes first female member of the House of Commons (1919); Motown Records founder Berry Gordy born (1929); Basketball inventor James Naismith dies (1939); Comedian Jon Stewart born (1962); Margaret Thatcher resigns as prime minister of the UK (1990).

November 27

The Nobel Prize is established (1895); Bruce Lee born (1940); Jimi Hendrix born (1942); Mars 2, a Soviet space probe, is first man-made object to reach Mars (1971); LGBT rights activist Harvey Milk is assassinated (1978). 

November 25

Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth born (1797); Poet and novelist Margaret Atwood born (1939); 918 people die in a mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana (1978); Massachusetts court ruling makes the state the first to recognize same-sex marriage (2003).

November 22

Author Jack London dies (1916); Tennis star and social activist Billie Jean King born (1943); President John F. Kennedy assassinated (1963); Author C.S. Lewis dies (1963); British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announces resignation after 11 years (1990).

November 21

French philosopher Voltaire born (1694); Thomas Edison announces phonograph invention (1877); Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk born (1965); Baseball great Ken Griffey Jr. born (1969); Robert Mugabe resigns as president of Zimbabwe after 37 years in office (2017).

November 20

Bobby Kennedy born (1925); President Joe Biden born (1942); Nuremberg trials against 24 Nazi war criminals begins (1945); Actress Bo Derek born (1956); Microsoft Windows 1.0 released (1985).

November 18

Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth born (1797); Poet and novelist Margaret Atwood born (1939); 918 people die in a mass murder-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana (1978); Massachusetts court ruling makes the state the first to recognize same-sex marriage (2003).

November 17

Suez Canal opens (1869); Actor Danny DeVito born (1944); Former US national security adviser Susan Rice born (1964); Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as governor of California (2003); First known case of COVID-19 traced to man who visited Wuhan, China (2019).

November 16

Blues musician WC Handy born (1873); UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, is founded (1945); Benazir Bhutto elected prime minister of Pakistan, becomes first woman in modern history to lead Muslim-majority country (1988); Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman dies (2006).

November 15

Articles of Confederation is adopted by Continental Congress (1777); Artist Georgia O’Keeffe born (1887); "Macho Man" Randy Savage born (1952); Two million people protest Vietnam War across the US (1969); Famed anthropologist Margaret Mead dies (1978).

November 14

French painter Claude Monet born (1840); "Moby-Dick" is first published (1851); Albert Einstein first presents quantum theory of light (1908); Booker T. Washington dies (1915); Condoleezza Rice born (1954).

November 13

Walt Disney’s groundbreaking animated film "Fantasia" premieres (1940); Whoopi Goldberg born (1955); Montgomery bus boycott pushes US Supreme Court to rule Alabama bus segregation illegal (1956); First up-close photo of Saturn sent back from spacecraft Voyager I (1980).

November 11

Nat Turner is hanged after organizing slave rebellion (1831); Armistice signed by Germany and Allies, ending World War I (1918); Armistice Day, now known as Veterans Day, observed for first time in the US (1919); American novelist Kurt Vonnegut born (1922); Demi Moore born (1962); Leonardo DiCaprio born (1974).

November 10

Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther born (1483); US Marine Corps is founded (1775); Singer and actress Jane Froman born (1907); "Sesame Street" debuts (1969); Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0 to public (1983).

November 9

Napoleon Bonaparte leads coup and becomes dictator of France (1799); Actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr born (1914); Astronomer Carl Sagan born (1934); First issue of Rolling Stone published (1967).

November 8

Astronomer Edmond Halley born (1656); X-rays are discovered (1895); Singer Minnie Riperton born (1947); Edward Brooke becomes first African American since Reconstruction elected to US Senate (1966); "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek dies (2020).

November 7

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist Marie Curie born (1867); Jeannette Rankin becomes first woman elected to US Congress (1916); Evangelist Billy Graham born (1918); Eleanor Roosevelt dies (1962); Magic Johnson announces HIV-positive diagnosis (1991).

November 6

Basketball inventor Dr. James Naismith born (1861); Teddy Roosevelt travels to Panama and becomes first president to make diplomatic tour outside the US (1906); The UN formally condemns apartheid in South Africa (1962); Hollywood great Gene Tierney dies (1991).

November 4

Journalist Walter Cronkite born (1916); Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes first woman elected governor in the US (1924); Sean "Diddy" Combs born (1969); Iran hostage crisis begins (1979); Barack Obama becomes first African American elected US president (2008).

November 3

American sharpshooter Annie Oakley dies (1926); Journalist and fashion icon Dame Anna Wintour born (1949); The Soviet Union launches first animal into space (1957); US arms sale to Iran revealed (1986); One World Trade Center officially opens on former site of Twin Towers (2014).

Matthew Perry

"As much as Matthew Perry wanted to be a successful actor, he also craved the fame that came along with it."

https://www.biography.com/actors/matthew-perry-addiction-friends

November 2

Marie Antoinette born (1755); Nobel Prize-winning playwright George Bernard Shaw dies (1950); First president of South Vietnam Ngô Đình Diệm assassinated (1963); Indian actor and "King of Bollywood" Shah Rukh Khan born (1965); Martin Luther King Jr. Day is created in the US (1983).

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich

"Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (after 1814: von) Schlegel (/ˈʃleɪɡəl/ SHLAY-gəl,[7] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈʃleːɡl̩];[7][8][9] 10 March 1772 – 12 January 1829) was a German poet, literary critic, philosopher, philologist, and Indologist."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Schlegel

November 1

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling exhibited to public for first time (1512); Earthquake and tsunami in Lisbon kill 60,000-90,000 people (1755); Apple CEO Tim Cook born (1960); Bollywood actress and Miss World 1994 winner Aishwarya Rai Bachchan born (1973); Football great Walter Payton dies (1999).

Harry Houdini

DETROIT, Oct. 31 (By Associated Press.) ─ "Harry Houdini, the magician, died today."

https://tucson.com/nov-1-1926-harry-houdini-is-dead/article_bcc5b75c-0730-11ea-81a1-d3554dfc640a.html

October 31

English poet John Keats born (1795); Magician Harry Houdini dies (1926); Mount Rushmore National Memorial is completed (1941); Actor and comedian John Candy born (1950); First female prime minister of India Indira Gandhi is assassinated (1984).

October 28

English philosopher John Locke dies (1704); "Gulliver’s Travels" is first published (1726); Polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk born (1914); Bill Gates born (1955); Julia Roberts born (1967).

October 27

Ivan the Great dies (1505); Philadelphia is founded (1682); President Teddy Roosevelt born (1858); New York City subway opens (1904); American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath born (1932)

October 26

Erie Canal opens (1825); Women’s rights leader Elizabeth Cady Stanton dies (1902); Hillary Clinton born (1947); Hattie McDaniel, first Black Academy Award winner, dies (1952); Last known natural case of smallpox detected (1977).

October 25

Artist Pablo Picasso born (1881); Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes first Black general in US Army (1940); Katy Perry born (1984); Hall of Fame golfer Payne Stewart dies in plane crash (1999).

October 24

Black Thursday US stock market crash, exchange falls 11% in one day (1929); Jackie Robinson dies (1972); Rapper Drake born (1986); Rosa Parks dies (2005); Bloody Friday worldwide stock market crash with most indexes dropping 10% in single day (2008).

October 23

First National Women’s Rights Convention begins (1850); Comedian and "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson born (1925); Soccer legend Pelé born (1940); Suicide bombings at US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, kills 241 US military personnel (1983); 130 die in Moscow theater hostage crisis (2002).

Arteriosclerosis Vepucci

"Amerigo Vespucci (/vɛˈspuːtʃi/;[1] Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1451 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian[2] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci

October 21

USS Constitution first launched (1797); Inventor Alfred Nobel, founder of Nobel Prizes, born (1833); Actress Carrie Fisher born (1956); Guggenheim Museum opens to the public (1959); Poet and novelist Jack Kerouac dies (1969); Kim Kardashian born (1980).

October 20

Baseball great Mickey Mantle born (1931); Congress investigates "Reds" in Hollywood (1947); Tom Petty born (1950); Vice President Kamala Harris born (1964); President Herbert Hoover dies (1964); Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi killed (2011).

October 19

British Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War (1781); John Jay becomes first US chief justice (1789); Abolitionist and suffragist Lucy Stone dies (1893); Actor and director Jon Favreau born (1966); Black Monday stock market crash; Dow Jones drops 22% in one day (1987).

October 18

 "Moby-Dick" is first published (1851); The US purchases Alaska from Russia (1867); Thomas Edison dies (1931); Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conduct first all-female spacewalk (2019); Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies (2021). 

October 17

Actress Rita Hayworth born (1918); Mae Jemison, first Black woman in space, born (1956); Eminem born (1972); Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace Prize (1979); Earthquake near San Francisco kills 63 (1989).

October 16

Marie Antoinette is executed (1793); Author Oscar Wilde born (1854); The Walt Disney Co. is founded (1923); Actress Angela Lansbury born (1925); Tony, Academy, and Emmy Award-winning actress Shirley Booth dies (1992).

October 14

President Dwight D. Eisenhower born (1890); Chuck Yeager becomes first person to fly faster than speed of sound (1947); Cuban Missile Crisis begins (1962); Martin Luther King Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize (1964); American photographer Dody Weston Thompson dies (2012).

October 13

Continental Navy established (1775); UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher born (1925); Italy declares war on Germany (1943); Television host Ed Sullivan dies (1974); 33 Chilean miners rescued after 69 days underground (2010).

October 12

Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean, believes he reached the Indies (1492); American playwright Alice Childress born (1916); Wilt Chamberlain dies (1999); USS Cole is attacked by suicide bombers, killing 17 American sailors (2000); Eliud Kipchoge becomes first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon (2019)

October 11

Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills 230,000 people (1138); Eleanor Roosevelt born (1884); "Saturday Night Live" premieres (1975); Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes first American woman to perform a spacewalk (1984); ... and Alexei Leonov, first person to ever perform a spacewalk, dies (2019).

October 9

John Lennon born (1940); Landslide in Italy kills more than 2,000 (1963); Cuban Revolution figure Che Guevara is executed (1967); Women and girl's education activist Malala Yousafzai survives assassination attempt (2012).

October 10

United States Naval Academy opens (1845); American actress Helen Hayes born (1900); Filmmaker Orson Welles dies (1985); Hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship ends (1985); "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve dies (2004).

October 7

Edgar Allan Poe dies (1849); World’s oldest airline still operating, KLM, is founded (1919); Nobel Peace Prize-winner Desmond Tutu born (1931); American cellist Yo-Yo Ma born (1955); US invasion of Afghanistan begins (2001).

October 6

Civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer born (1917); Yom Kippur War begins (1973); Pope John Paul II is first pope to visit White House (1979); Anwar Sādāt, president of Egypt, assassinated (1981); Hollywood legend Bette Davis dies (1989). 

October 5

Harry Truman makes first US presidential television address from the White House (1947); Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson born (1958); Public Broadcasting Service launches (1970); Actress Kate Winslet born (1975); Steve Jobs dies (2011).

William Shakespeare

"William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616."

https://englandexplore.com/shakespeares-england/

Gypsy Rose Blanchard

"Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who conspired to kill her mother in 2015 after suffering for years in an apparent case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, is set to be freed from prison."

https://www.biography.com/crime/a45375808/gypsy-rose-blanchard-release-date

October 4

Rembrandt dies (1669); Orient Express makes first run from Paris to Romania (1883); Hollywood legend Charlton Heston born (1923); Sputnik 1 is first artificial satellite to orbit Earth (1957); Rocker Janis Joplin dies (1970).

October 3

American singer-songwriter Chubby Checker born (1941); Gwen Stefani born (1969); East and West Germany are unified (1990); OJ Simpson acquitted of murdering ex-wife and her friend (1995); "Psycho" actress Janet Leigh dies (2004)

Michael Gambon

"Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his storied career on the stage and screen and who went on to gain admiration from a new generation of moviegoers with his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died."

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/09/28/breaking-news/michael-gambon-actor-who-played-dumbledore-dies-at-82/

September 30

American novelist and screenwriter Truman Capote born (1924); Babe Ruth is first player to hit 60 home runs in a season (1927); Actor James Dean dies in a car crash (1955); President John F. Kennedy authorizes federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi (1962); Oscar-winning actress Simone Signoret dies (1985).

September 29

John D. Rockefeller becomes world’s first billionaire (1916); Pope John Paul II is first pope to visit Ireland (1979); Stacy Allison becomes first American woman to climb Mount Everest (1988); Basketball star Kevin Durant born (1988).

September 28

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin (1928); Ted Williams is last major league baseball player to bat over .400 (1941); Jazz legend Miles Davis dies (1991); American tennis great and color barrier breaker Althea Gibson dies (2003); Rapper Coolio dies (2022).

September 27

Rosetta Stone is first deciphered (1822); First Black US senator Hiram Revels born (1827); Production of Ford Model T begins (1908); Legendary athlete Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias dies (1956); Actress Jenna Ortega born (2002). 

September 26

Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first US secretary of state (1789); Albert Einstein publishes paper on the special theory of relativity (1905); Last recorded album by The Beatles, "Abbey Road," is released (1969); Serena Williams born (1981); Actor Paul Newman dies (2008).

September 25

US Congress passes the Bill of Rights (1789); "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve born (1952); The Little Rock Nine integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (1957); Will Smith born (1968); Catherine Zeta-Jones born (1969).

September 23

American civil rights activist Victoria Woodhull born (1838); Nintendo is founded as a playing card company (1889); Musician Ray Charles born (1930); Neurologist Sigmund Freud dies (1939); Hurricane Jeanne kills more than 3,000 people in Haiti (2004).

September 22

President Abraham Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation (1862); Peace Corps formally authorized by Congress (1961); Iraq invades Iran, beginning the Iran-Iraq War (1980); “Friends” debuts on NBC (1994); Baseball great Yogi Berra dies (2015).

September 21

Science fiction author HG Wells born (1866); "The Hobbit" is published (1937); Bill Murray born (1950); Senate confirms Sandra Day O’Connor as first female Supreme Court justice (1981); Track and field legend Florence Griffith Joyner dies (1998).

September 20

American author Upton Sinclair born (1878); Legendary basketball coach Red Auerbach born (1917); Actress Sophia Loren born (1934); Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match (1973); Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico, resulting in 3,000 deaths and $90B in damage (2017).

September 19

President James Garfield dies from gunshot wounds (1881); British cultural icon and model Twiggy born (1949); First-ever underground nuclear test takes place in Nevada (1957); Jimmy Fallon born (1974); Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed after five-month oil leak (2010).

September 18

George Washington lays first cornerstone for the US Capitol (1793); New York Times founded (1851); Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg born (1959); Jimi Hendrix dies (1970); Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies (2020). 

September 15

Mystery writer Agatha Christie born (1890); Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks to win heavyweight title for the third time (1978); Prince Harry born (1984); Google.com registered as domain name (1997).

September 16

Pilgrims depart from England on the Mayflower (1620); Actress Lauren Bacall born (1924); American musician BB King born (1925); Historian and author Henry Louis Gates Jr. born (1950); Singer Nick Jonas born (1992).

Dolly Parton

https://www.biography.com/musicians/a45087332/dolly-parton-elvis-priscilla-presley-i-will-always-love-you?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=091423&utm_campaign=nl32710503&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

September 14

President William McKinley dies of gunshot wounds (1901); Soviet probe Luna 2 becomes the first human-made object to reach the moon (1959); OPEC, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, is founded (1960); Actress and Princess of Monaco Grace Kelly dies (1982); Singer Amy Winehouse born (1983).

Mary Todd Lincoln

"The wife of the 16th and perhaps most consequential President in U.S. history, Mary Todd Lincoln left behind an intriguing legacy in her own right."

https://www.interestingfacts.com/mary-todd-lincoln-facts/ZCtWPjgK3gAHvMFd?liu=f990a22b8f045d09d1eb29acc743f7c5&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1905402905

September 13

Francis Scott Key writes America’s national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1814); Actor and producer Tyler Perry born (1969); Israel and Palestine sign peace accord (1993); Rapper Tupac Shakur dies six days after a drive-by shooting (1996); Ann Richards, educator and former governor of Texas, dies (2006).

September 12

Henry Hudson begins exploration of what will become known as the Hudson River (1609); Iconic track and field athlete Jesse Owens born (1913); Singer Barry White born (1944); Mae Jemison becomes first Black woman in space (1992); Johnny Cash dies (2003).

September 11

College football coach Bear Bryant born (1913); Chilean President Salvador Allende dies by suicide in midst of coup d'état (1973); Pete Rose breaks baseball’s all-time hits record (1985); Coordinated terrorist attacks in US kill 2,996, injure over 6,000 others (2001); US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, attacked resulting in death of four Americans (2012).

September 8

Michelangelo’s David statue unveiled to the public (1504); St. Augustine, Florida, becomes first permanent European settlement (1565); Singer Patsy Cline born (1932); Ruby Bridges, first Black student to attend an all-white school in Louisiana, born (1954); Queen Elizabeth II dies (2022). 

September 7

Uncle Sam first used as nickname for the US (1813); Rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly born (1936); "I Will Survive" singer Gloria Gaynor born (1943); Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio (1963); Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot, dies six days later (1996).

September 9

United States of America officially gets its name (1776); Actor Hugh Grant born (1960); Actor Adam Sandler born (1966); People's Republic of China founding father Mao Zedong dies (1976); Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning monarch of the UK at more than 63 years with crown (2015).

September 6

Magellan’s ship Victoria completes circumnavigation of the globe (1522); Social work pioneer Jane Addams born (1860); Munich massacre takes place at Munich Olympic Games; 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed by terrorist group (1972); Idris Elba born (1972); Actor Burt Reynolds dies (2018).

Crazy-Horse

"Crazy Horse, Sioux name Ta-sunko-witko, (born 1842?, near present-day Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.—died September 5, 1877, Fort Robinson, Nebraska), a chief of the Oglala band of Lakota (Teton or Western Sioux) who was an able tactician and a determined warrior in the Sioux resistance to European Americans’ invasion of the northern Great Plains."

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Crazy-Horse

September 5

First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia (1774); Actress Raquel Welch born (1940); Freddie Mercury born (1946); Voyager 1 is launched, is currently most distant human-made object from Earth (1977); Mother Teresa dies (1997).

September 1

Lewis and Clark explorer William Clark dies (1838); Singer Gloria Estefan born (1957); Bobby Fischer wins “Match of the Century” and becomes first American-born world chess champion (1972); Wreckage of the Titanic found at the bottom of North Atlantic (1985); Actress and singer Zendaya born (1996).

August 31

Richard Gere born (1949); Boxing legend Rocky Marciano dies (1969); Princess Diana dies in car crash in Paris (1997); 953 die in bridge stampede in Iraq (2005); Baseball great Tom Seaver dies (2020).

Bob Barker

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/bob-barker?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=083023&utm_campaign=nl32556858&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Dolly Parton

"Country music superstar Dolly Parton is currently in the United Kingdom to promote her upcoming album, Rockstar."

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a44936899/dolly-parton-tea-with-kate-middleton/

August 30

Baseball great Ted Williams born (1918); Warren Buffett born (1930); Thurgood Marshall becomes first Black Supreme Court justice (1967); Cameron Diaz born (1972); Guion Bluford becomes first Black person in space (1983).

August 29

 "Casablanca" actress Ingrid Bergman born, dies (1915, 1982); Senator John McCain born (1936); Michael Jackson born (1958); Netflix is founded (1997); Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana, kills more than 1,800 (2005).

August 28

Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally lynched after wrongfully being accused of offending a white woman (1955); MLK delivers "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, DC (1963); Shania Twain born (1965); Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce (1996); Actor Chadwick Boseman dies (2020).

August 26

Mother Teresa born (1910); 19th Amendment, granting US women right to vote, takes effect (1920); First televised Major League Baseball game (1939); NBA star James Harden born (1989); 13 US military personnel, more than 169 Afghans killed during suicide bombing at Kabul airport (2021).

August 25

Matthew Webb becomes first person to swim across English Channel (1875); Singer Aaliyah dies in plane crash (2001); Voyager 1 becomes first human-made object to enter interstellar space (2012); Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies (2012); Sen. John McCain dies (2018).

August 24

Mount Vesuvius erupts, killing up to 15,000 (79); Thomas Edison files patent for the Kinetoscope, an early motion-picture viewer (1891); Dave Chappelle born (1973); Windows 95 released (1995).

August 23

Actor River Phoenix born (1970); Salad Bowl strike begins; largest farmworker strike in US history (1970); Kobe Bryant born (1978); 12-time Olympic swimming medalist Natalie Coughlin born (1982); World Wide Web opens to the public (1991).

August 22

First Geneva Convention held (1864); American poet Dorothy Parker born (1893); Cadillac Motor Co. founded (1902); Althea Gibson is first African American to compete in a US national tennis tournament (1950); Black Panther Party founder Huey Newton is murdered (1989).

Count Basie

"Count Basie, byname of William Basie, (born August 21, 1904, Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.—died April 26, 1984, Hollywood, Florida), American jazz musician noted for his spare, economical piano style and for his leadership of influential and widely heralded big bands."

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Count-Basie

August 21

Nat Turner leads rebellion of enslaved persons (1831); "Mona Lisa" stolen from Louvre, is recovered two years later (1911); Basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain born (1936); Hawaii becomes 50th US state (1959); Usain Bolt born (1986).

August 19

Fashion designer Coco Chanel born (1883); Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500, hosts first race (1909); Former President Bill Clinton born (1946); Comedian Groucho Marx dies (1977); Final US combat brigade leaves Iraq (2010).

August 18

Actress Shelley Winters born (1920); Baseball great Roberto Clemente born (1934); Hollywood legend Robert Redford born (1936); Nobel Peace Prize winner and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies (2018).

August 17

Actress Mae West born (1893); Robert De Niro born (1943); "Animal Farm" published (1945); President Bill Clinton admits to improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky (1998); Michael Phelps becomes first person to win eight gold medals in single Olympics (2008).

Prince Harry

https://www.biography.com/royalty/a44811684/kate-middleton-calls-prince-harry-during-feud-with-prince-william?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=081623&utm_campaign=nl32416367&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Michael Oher

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/the-blind-side-true-story-michael-oher?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=081623&utm_campaign=nl32416367&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

August 16

Gold is discovered in Canada’s Yukon Territory, sparks Klondike gold rush (1896); Babe Ruth dies (1948); Sports Illustrated is first published (1954); Madonna is born (1958); Elvis Presley dies (1977); Aretha Franklin dies (2018).

August 15

Napoleon Bonaparte is born (1769); Iconic chef and TV host Julia Child is born (1912); Panama Canal opens (1914); Woodstock music festival begins (1969); Civil rights activist Julian Bond dies (2015).

Clarence Avent

"Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as the “Black Godfather” of music and beyond, has died. He was 92."

https://apnews.com/article/clarence-avant-dies-fe034478b58445b099c16e55376e4d0f

August 14

Steve Martin born (1945); Magic Johnson born (1959); Halle Berry born (1966); Blackout in the US and Canada affects 53 million (2003); US Embassy in Cuba opens for first time in 54 years (2015).

Michelle Williams

"There's rich, and then there's "so rich economists literally have to invent a special phrase to describe your wealth." Michelle Williams, in case you were wondering, is in that second category."

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a42987956/michelle-williams-net-worth/

Elvis Presley granddaughter

"For the first time, Riley Keough has revealed her daughter’s name, and it turns out it’s a touching tribute to both her late brother and her famous grandfather—rock icon Elvis Presley."

https://www.biography.com/actors/a44763512/riley-keough-daughter

August 8

 Thomas Edison patents the mimeograph (1876); Writer Shirley Jackson dies (1965); President Richard Nixon announces his resignation (1974); Roger Federer born (1981); Olivia Newton-John dies (2022). 

August 10

Egyptian queen Cleopatra dies by suicide (30 BCE, estimated); James Bond creator Ian Fleming dies (1964); IBM personal computer is released (1981); Largest ever Tyrannosaurus rex discovered (1990); Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall dies (2014).

August 11

Egyptian queen Cleopatra dies by suicide (30 BCE, estimated); James Bond creator Ian Fleming dies (1964); IBM personal computer is released (1981); Largest ever Tyrannosaurus rex discovered (1990); Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall dies (2014).

August 12

Egyptian queen Cleopatra dies by suicide (30 BCE, estimated); James Bond creator Ian Fleming dies (1964); IBM personal computer is released (1981); Largest ever Tyrannosaurus rex discovered (1990); Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall dies (2014).

August 9

The US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing over 40,000 (1945); Whitney Houston born (1963); Actress Sharon Tate, four others murdered by Manson Family (1969); Gerald Ford becomes US president as Richard Nixon resigns (1974); Musician Jerry Garcia dies (1995).

August 6

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche born (1904); Actress Charlize Theron born (1975); Operation Desert Shield preps US to enter Gulf War (1990); US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania are bombed, killing 224 and wounding 4,500 (1998); Journalist Peter Jennings dies (2005).

August 5

Space pioneer Neil Armstrong born (1930); Marilyn Monroe found dead in her Los Angeles home (1962); The US, the UK, and the Soviet Union sign Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963); Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison dies (2019).

August 4

Jazz legend Louis Armstrong born (1901); Anne Frank and family are captured after two years hiding from Nazis (1944); Former President Barack Obama born (1961); Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, born (1981); Rwanda peace treaty signed (1993).

August 3

Singer Tony Bennett born (1926); Martha Stewart born (1941); Rival basketball leagues merge to form the NBA (1949); Tom Brady born (1977); 23 killed and 23 injured in mass shooting in El Paso, Texas (2019).

Paul Reuben

"By the fall of 1991, it looked like the end of Paul Reubens and his beloved persona, Pee-wee Herman."

https://www.biography.com/actors/a44693799/paul-reubens-pee-wee-herman-comeback-mtv-vmas

August 2

Declaration of Independence is signed (1776); American actress Myrna Loy born (1905); Alexander Graham Bell dies (1922); Author and activist James Baldwin born (1924); Iraq invades Kuwait, leading to Gulf War (1990).

August 1

"Moby-Dick" author Herman Melville born (1819); American frontierswoman Calamity Jane dies (1903); Sniper kills 14, wounds 31 at University of Texas (1966); MTV launches with "Video Killed the Radio Star" as first video (1981).

Angus Cloud

"Angus Cloud, a breakout star on TV drama Euphoria, has died. He was 25 years old."

https://ew.com/tv/angus-cloud-dead-euphoria-star-dies-at-25/

July 31

Seventeenth US president Andrew Johnson dies (1875); Entrepreneur Mark Cuban born (1958); "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling born (1965); START I signed by the US and Soviet Union to begin nuclear arms reduction (1991); Basketball legend Bill Russell dies (2022).

July 29

Vincent van Gogh dies (1890); NASA is established (1958); 750 million people worldwide watch wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana (1981); Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dorothy Hodgkin dies (1994).

July 28

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach dies (1750); 14th Amendment, granting US citizenship to formerly enslaved persons, is officially adopted (1868); Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis born (1929); Tangshan earthquake kills more than 240,000 in China (1976).

J. Robert Oppenheimer

"Years before he became known as the father of the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer worked as a physics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, when he met who became perhaps the greatest love of his life."

https://www.biography.com/scientists/a44496766/jean-tatlock-oppenheimer-relationship

July 27

US Department of State is established (1789); Figure skating legend Peggy Fleming born (1948); House brings impeachment charges against President Richard Nixon (1974); NBA player Reggie Lewis collapses and dies at practice (1993); Bob Hope dies (2003).

July 26

 US postal system established (1775); Federal Bureau of Investigation is founded (1908); Sir Mick Jagger born (1943); Actress Dame Helen Mirren born (1945); Former Argentine first lady Eva Perón dies (1952).

July 25

DNA scientist Rosalind Franklin born (1920); Football great Walter Payton born (1953 or 1954); First baby born via in vitro fertilization (1978); Rock Hudson is first major celeb to announce AIDS diagnosis (1985); Concorde Air France crash kills 113 (2000).

July 24

Jacques Cartier claims Canada for France (1534); Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart born (1897); Machu Picchu is rediscovered (1911); Apollo 11 splashes safely in the Pacific (1969); Jennifer Lopez born (1969).

July 22

 "America the Beautiful" written (1893); Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta born (1932); Infamous gangster John Dillinger killed by federal agents (1934); "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek born (1940); Singer and actress Selena Gomez born (1992) 

Tony Bennett

https://www.wmtw.com/article/tony-bennett-dies-at-96/44610356?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email%20-%20Rossen%20Reports&utm_source=64bb1c0a6b36dd7d2c96d596c7970d70&brzu=92d0597bceaa9b3a264cf243ae8d8312a6505ce75a89070ac6589218ad635ca1&lctg=62eaa052f71beb00639528ca

July 21

Author Ernest Hemingway born (1899); Actor and comedian Robin Williams born (1951); Soccer great Brandi Chastain born (1968); Jay Silverheels becomes first Native American to have a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1979); NASA’s Space Shuttle program ends (2011).

July 20

Mount Everest explorer Sir Edmund Hillary born (1919); Neil Armstrong becomes first person to walk on the moon (1969); Bruce Lee dies (1973); Viking 1 is first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars (1976); Model Gisele Bündchen born (1980).

July 19

Inventor and businessman Samuel Colt born (1814); First US women’s rights convention held (1848); Maurice Garin becomes first winner of Tour de France (1903); Sports journalist Stuart Scott born (1965); First GPS signal transmitted (1977).

July 18

Novelist Jane Austen dies (1817); Nelson Mandela born (1918); Astronaut and politician John Glenn born (1921); Nadia Comăneci gets first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history (1976); Actress Priyanka Chopra born (1982).

July 17

Tsar Nicholas II and his family are executed (1918); Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California (1955); Jazz singer Billie Holiday dies (1959); Broadcast legend Walter Cronkite dies (2009); Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shot down, 298 killed (2014).

July 15

Rosetta Stone is found in Egypt (1799); Businesswoman and journalist Arianna Huffington born (1950); Fashion designer Gianni Versace is murdered (1997); Twitter is launched (2006).

July 14

Revolutionaries in France storm the Bastille (1789); Archaeologist and spy Gertrude Bell born (1868); President Gerald Ford born (1913); Howard Hughes' crew breaks record with 91-hour flight around the world (1938); NASA's New Horizon probe completes flyby of Pluto (2015).

July 13

Julius Caesar born (100 BCE); First World Cup takes place in Uruguay (1930); Sir Patrick Stewart born (1940); Artist Frida Kahlo dies (1954); Live Aid concert raises more than $125M for Africa famine relief (1985).

July 12

US Founding Father Alexander Hamilton dies (1804); The Rolling Stones perform first concert (1962); Geraldine Ferraro is first American female major-party VP candidate (1984); Activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai born (1997).

July 11

President John Quincy Adams born (1767); Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounds Alexander Hamilton in duel (1804); "To Kill a Mockingbird" is published (1960); Iconic actor Laurence Olivier dies (1989); Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson dies (2007).

July 10

Iconic inventor Nikola Tesla born (1856); Scopes Monkey Trial begins (1925); Tennis player Arthur Ashe born (1943); Actress Sofia Vergara born (1972); Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega sentenced to 40 years in prison in Miami on drug charges (1992).

July 8

Businessman and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller born (1839); "Gone with the Wind" actress Vivien Leigh dies (1967); Atlantis is launched on final mission of US Space Shuttle program (2011); Former first lady and social activist Betty Ford dies (2011); Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated (2022).

Gary Portney

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Portnoy

July 7

Construction of the Hoover Dam begins (1930); Ringo Starr born (1940); Basketball legend Lisa Leslie born (1972); Sandra Day O’Connor nominated as first female US Supreme Court justice (1981); US women’s national soccer team wins World Cup for a record fourth time (2019).

July 6

Artist Frida Kahlo born (1907); First MLB All-Star Game held (1933); President George W. Bush born (1946); Althea Gibson becomes first African American to win Wimbledon (1957); Louis Armstrong dies (1971).

July 5

26th Amendment signed, lowers voting age from 21 to 18 in the US (1971); Arthur Ashe becomes first Black man to win Wimbledon (1975); Dolly the Sheep becomes first cloned mammal (1996); Baseball great Ted Williams dies (2002).

Narendranath Datta

"Vivekananda, original name Narendranath Datta, Datta also spelled Dutt, (born January 12, 1863, Calcutta [now Kolkata]—died July 4, 1902, near Calcutta), Hindu spiritual leader and reformer in India who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with Western material progress, maintaining that the two supplemented and complemented one another."

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vivekananda?utm_medium=email&utm_source=otd&utm_content=featured-bio&utm_campaign=otd2023-07-04&utm_email=51af2c1e20f05e0db5237be77f1cc9bcb525156f430cddb5f1544ab4ca052bc2

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka gives the reader no time to adjust to what’s going on; Samsa has become an insect, and off we go. The tone of the opening line is strangely matter-of-fact considering the circumstances, but this fits perfectly with the absurdist nature of the novel. (It’s also worth noting that, depending on the translation, Samsa is perhaps not an insect but a “monstrous vermin” or a “monstrous cockroach.”)

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens’ bold, declarative opening sentence uses antithesis to set the scene and the overarching tone of the novel. The contrasts draw the reader in, setting the time and place (London and Paris during the time of the French Revolution), while also raising the issue of comparison: Can any era be considered the best or worst of times?

Oscar Wilde

He was born in 1854 and died in 1900. During those all-too-brief years, he built a reputation that would long outlive him. And while today he is known for his literary works, he is arguably just as famous for his legendary wit — as well as the scandal and ensuing imprisonment that upturned his life.

As a literary figure, Wilde is perhaps best known for his play The Importance of Being Earnest, his only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and “The Ballad of Reading Gaol,” a poem he wrote in exile after his release from prison. But when Oscar Wilde’s name is mentioned, it’s not only his writing that people remember. The name is synonymous with flamboyant manners and rapier wit, and a certain type of genius that dazzled society, whether it was in the clubs of London or the lecture halls of the United States.

When Wilde went to the U.S. in 1882 to lecture primarily on aestheticism — an artistic movement that emphasized the aesthetic value of art, or "art for art's sake" — he encountered a hostile press but was well received by the general public. The trip made him an international star. It also gave rise to one of the most famous quotes attributed to Wilde (though there’s no evidence to support the claim). When he arrived at U.S. customs to begin his tour (so the story goes), he was asked if he had anything to declare. With typical wit, he replied, “I have nothing to declare but my genius.”

Back in London, things turned sour when questions about Wilde’s private life spiraled out of control. His homosexuality became public knowledge, and soon he was charged with gross indecency and sentenced to two years of hard labor. His name was tarnished, his reputation left in tatters, and he spent his remaining years in exile in France, where he died in a cheap hotel in 1900. It was a tragic end, and sadly, even today, the events of his life are perhaps more widely known than his work.

But there was a lot more to Wilde than writing, wit, and scandal: He was a complex man with a complex personality. And as Wilde once wrote, “Personality is a very mysterious thing. A man cannot always be estimated by what he does. He may keep the law, and yet be worthless. He may break the law, and yet be fine. He may be bad without ever doing anything bad. He may commit a sin against society, and yet realize through that sin his true perfection.”

As Stephen King said, “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” This is the writer’s hook, the way to grab the reader and hold their attention. But not all opening lines are created equal. A Charles Dickens novel might have a first sentence that’s more than 100 words, while a classic of comparative stature might have just three: “Call me Ishmael.”

July 3

Battle of Gettysburg ends on Pickett’s Charge (1863); Dow Jones publishes its first stock average (1884); Tom Cruise born (1962); Musician Jim Morrison dies (1971); Actress Olivia Munn born (1980)

Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene was born August 7, 1742 in Warwick, Rhode Island.

https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/greene.html

June 30

Aztec emperor Moctezuma II dies in battle with Spanish conquistadors (1520); Famous Oxford debate on evolution takes place (1860); Singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne born (1917); Olympic legend Michael Phelps born (1985). 

July 1

Civil War Battle of Gettysburg begins (1863); Canada becomes a country (1867); Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe dies (1896); Princess Diana born (1961); China regains sovereignty over Hong Kong (1997).

June 29

Original Globe Theatre burns to the ground (1613); NBA star Kawhi Leonard born (1991); US Space Shuttle docks with Russian space station for first time (1995); Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn dies (2003); Apple releases first iPhone (2007).

Ryan Reynolds

"Actor Ryan Reynolds is turning his attention from the pitch to the pits with his latest sports investment."

https://www.biography.com/actors/a44348103/ryan-reynolds-net-worth

June 28

Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, sparking World War I (1914); Treaty of Versailles is signed, formally ending World War I (1919); Stonewall uprising begins (1969); Elon Musk born (1971); Basketball coach Pat Summitt dies (2016).

June 27

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith killed by a mob in jail (1844); Author Paul Laurence Dunbar born (1872); Helen Keller born (1880); The US enters the Korean War (1950); Director JJ Abrams born (1966).

June 26

 Francisco Pizarro is assassinated (1541); Sports great Babe Didrikson Zaharias born (1911); Berlin Airlift begins (1948); JFK delivers famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech (1963); Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage in the US (2015).

June 24

Boxing great Jack Dempsey born (1895); First exhibit by Pablo Picasso opens in Paris (1901); Actress Mindy Kaling born (1979); Soccer star Lionel Messi born (1987); Condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, kills 98 (2021). 

Sheldon Hernick

https://deadline.com/2023/06/sheldon-harnick-dead-fiddler-on-the-roof-lyricist-was-99-1235423274/

June 22

Department of Justice established (1870); GI Bill is signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1944); Meryl Streep born (1949); Judy Garland dies (1969); Dancer Fred Astaire dies (1987).

June 23

Computer scientist Alan Turing born (1912); Track and field great Wilma Rudolph born (1940); Title IX enacted, banning gender discrimination in public education and sports (1972); Polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk dies (1995); The UK votes to leave the EU (2016).

Demi Lovato

"Pop star Demi Lovato has revealed why they stopped exclusively using they/them pronouns—they simply grew tired from explaining their identity to others."

https://www.biography.com/musicians/a44224716/demi-lovato-pronouns

Opal Lee

"For decades, Opal Lee campaigned to make Juneteenth a national holiday."

https://www.biography.com/activists/a44213763/opal-lee-juneteenth-activist

June 20

Samuel Morse patents the telegraph (1840); Beach Boys cofounder Brian Wilson born (1942); Mobster Bugsy Siegel is murdered (1947); Actress Nicole Kidman born (1967); Manjil–Rudbar earthquake kills 

Hamish Harding

"Hamish Harding (born 24 June 1964) is a UAE-based British businessman, pilot, explorer, and space tourist."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamish_Harding

June 19

First recorded game of baseball (1846); Baseball great Lou Gehrig born (1903); Author Salman Rushdie born (1947); Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed for espionage (1953); Actress Zoe Saldana born (1978); Koko the gorilla dies (2018).

June 17

Battle of Bunker Hill fought (1775); Statue of Liberty arrives in New York as gift from France (1885); Tennis star Venus Williams born (1980); Rapper Kendrick Lamar born (1987); OJ Simpson arrested for murder following police chase (1994). 

June 16

Economist Adam Smith born (1723); President Abraham Lincoln gives "House Divided" speech (1858); Ford Motor Company is incorporated (1903); Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space (1963); Rapper Tupac Shakur born (1971).

Glenda Jackson

"Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87, after a brief illness, according to her agent, Lionel Larner."

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/15/1145035827/british-star-glenda-jackson-has-died-after-a-shimmering-life-on-stage-and-in-pol

Edvard Grieg

"Edvard Grieg, in full Edvard Hagerup Grieg, (born June 15, 1843, Bergen, Nor.—died Sept. 4, 1907, Bergen), composer who was a founder of the Norwegian nationalist school of music."

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edvard-Grieg

June 15

Magna Carta is sealed by King John (1215); Arlington National Cemetery is established (1864); Henry Ossian Flipper becomes first Black graduate from West Point (1877); Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald dies (1996).

June 14

Stars and Stripes officially adopted as flag of the US (1777); Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe born (1811); Former President Donald Trump born (1946); High-rise fire in London kills 72 (2017).

Reese Witherspoon

"Reese Witherspoon has evolved from our favorite girl-next-door in iconic romcoms like Sweet Home Alabama and Legally Blonde to a bonafide businesswoman at the helm of multiple different companies."

https://www.biography.com/actors/g44129752/best-books-reese-witherspoon-book-club

Pat Sajak

"Pat Sajak, the longest-tenured game show host in history, is getting ready for his final spin as Wheel of Fortune emcee."

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a44188952/pat-sajak-career-as-wheel-of-fortune-host

Lisa Marie Presley

"New details of the settlement over Lisa Marie Presley’s trust have emerged, including Riley Keough’s status as the sole trustee of her mother’s estate."

https://www.biography.com/celebrities/a44190409/riley-keough-to-be-sole-trustee-of-lisa-marie-presley-estate

June 13

Miranda rights are established (1966); Thurgood Marshall becomes first African American nominated to Supreme Court (1967); Pioneer 10 is first human-made object to exit our solar system (1983); Actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen born (1986).

June 12

Former President George HW Bush born (1924); Anne Frank born (1929); Nelson Mandela sentenced to life in prison in South Africa (1964); President Ronald Reagan delivers famous "tear down this wall" speech (1987); 49 killed in mass shooting at nightclub in Orlando (2016).

June 10

Benjamin Franklin conducts famous kite experiment (1752); Hattie McDaniel, first African American to win an Oscar, born (1893); Hollywood legend Judy Garland born (1922); Italy invades France, declares war on France and Great Britain (1940); Musician Ray Charles dies (2004).

June 9

Roman emperor Nero dies by suicide (68); Author Charles Dickens dies (1870); Michael J. Fox born (1961); Secretariat wins horse racing’s Triple Crown (1973); Natalie Portman born (1981).

Lionel Messi

"Soccer superstar Lionel Messi—the most prized free agent in sports—is coming to the United States."

https://www.biography.com/athletes/a44118413/lionel-messi-net-worth?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=060723&utm_campaign=nl31725538&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Arnold Schwarzenegger

https://www.biography.com/actors/a44119968/arnold-schwarzenegger-related-to-chris-pratt-and-kennedy-family?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=060723&utm_campaign=nl31725538&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

June 8

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright born (1867); Former first lady Barbara Bush born (1925); George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" published (1949); James Earl Ray arrested in London for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968); Kanye West born (1977).

June 7

Actress Jean Harlow dies (1937); Mathematician Alan Turing dies (1954); Musician Prince born (1958); US Supreme Court legalizes contraception use by married couples (1965); Writer Dorothy Parker dies (1967).

June 6

American founding father Patrick Henry dies (1799); Securities and Exchange Commission established (1934); D-Day: Allies begin Normandy invasions (1944); Bobby Kennedy dies (1968); Actress Anne Bancroft dies (2005).

June 5

The US moves off gold standard (1933); Bobby Kennedy is shot at campaign rally, dies next day (1968); President Ronald Reagan dies (2004); Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury dies (2012); Fashion designer Kate Spade dies (2018).

Stephanie Courtney

"Stephanie Courtney (born February 8, 1970) is an American actress and comedian, best known for playing the advertising character Flo in television and radio commercials for Progressive Corporation beginning in 2008."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Courtney

June 3

Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain (1539); Singer and actress Josephine Baker born (1906); Ed White becomes first American to walk in space (1965); Rafael Nadal born (1986); Muhammad Ali dies (2016).

June 2

First first lady Martha Washington born (1731); Baseball legend Babe Ruth retires (1935); Queen Elizabeth II is coronated (1953); Soccer star Abby Wambach born (1980); Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley dies (2008).

June 1

Marilyn Monroe born (1926); Morgan Freeman born (1937); Helen Keller dies (1968); CNN debuts as world’s first 24-hours news network (1980); General Motors Corp. files for bankruptcy, fourth-largest US bankruptcy in history at the time (2009).

Israel Putnam

Israel Putnam (January 7, 1718 – May 29, 1790), popularly known as "Old Put", was an American military officer and landowner who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Putnam#:~:text=Israel%20Putnam%20(January%207%2C%201718,War%20(1775%E2%80%931783).l

May 31

Poet Walt Whitman born (1819); London’s Big Ben ticks for the first time (1859); Clint Eastwood born (1930); Brooke Shields born (1965); Watergate secret source "Deep Throat" is revealed (2005).

May 30

Joan of Arc is executed (1431); Historian and philosopher Voltaire dies (1778); First Indianapolis 500 is held (1911); Lincoln Memorial is dedicated (1922); Musician CeeLo Green born (1974).

Jimmy Carter

"In October 2019, Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, became the longest-married presidential couple in American history."

https://www.biography.com/political-figures/jimmy-rosalynn-carter-love-story

May 26

Dow Jones Industrial Average begins with 12 stocks (1896); Actor John Wayne born (1907); Legendary jazz musician Miles Davis born (1926); First American woman in space, Sally Ride, born (1951); Musician Lauryn Hill born (1975).

May 25

Constitutional Convention convenes in Philadelphia (1787); Author Ralph Waldo Emerson born (1803); Businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker dies (1919); "Star Wars" premieres in theaters (1977); George Floyd is killed by police during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2020).

Tina Turner

"In the spoken introduction to their hit “Proud Mary,” the late Tina Turner promises audiences that at first, she and then-husband, Ike Turner, will take things “nice and easy” with the song but promises the ending will be “rough.”"

https://www.biography.com/musicians/tina-turner-proud-mary-origins

Tina Turner

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was an American-born and naturalized Swiss^[a] singer, dancer, actress, and author. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner

May 24

Samuel Morse sends first commercial telegraph message (1844); The Brooklyn Bridge is opened in NYC (1883); Bob Dylan born (1941); Musician Patti LaBelle born (1944); Jazz legend Duke Ellington dies (1974).

May 23

Infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are killed by police (1934); John D. Rockefeller dies (1937); German Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann revealed to have been captured in Argentina (1960); Musician Jewel born (1974); James Bond actor Roger Moore dies (2017).

Ray Stevenson

"He was known for roles in the Thor films and the Divergent series, as well as several UK TV shows like Band of Gold, Peak Practice and Murphy's Law."

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65677440

May 22

(First) first lady of the US Martha Washington dies (1802); The Associated Press is founded (1846); Poet Langston Hughes dies (1967); Supermodel Naomi Campbell born (1970); Manchester Arena bombing kills 22 following Ariana Grande concert (2017).

May 20

Christopher Columbus dies (1506); Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop flight across the Atlantic (1927); Singer-songwriter Cher born (1946); First photograph sent from Hubble Space Telescope (1990).

Andy Rourke

Andy Rourke, whose basslines girded the indelible style of indie-pop icons the Smiths, has died, Johnny Marr confirmed in a statement on social media and through his publicist. Marr said his bandmate’s death followed “a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer.”

https://pitchfork.com/news/the-smiths-bassist-andy-rourke-dies-at-59/

Jim Brown

"Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, has died. He was 87."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87

May 19

Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, is beheaded (1536); TE Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia, dies (1935); André the Giant born (1946); Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies (1994); Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle (2018).

May 18

Pope John Paul II is born (1920); Jacqueline Cochran is first woman to break sound barrier (1953); Actress Tina Fey born (1970); Mount St. Helens erupts, killing 57 (1980); Facebook raises $16B; largest initial public offering for a tech company at the time (2012).

May 17

Aristides is first winner of the Kentucky Derby (1875); Brown v. Board of Education decision outlaws racial segregation in public schools (1954); Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard born (1956); First legal same-sex marriages performed in the US (2004); Singer Donna Summer dies (2012).

Linda Yaccarino

https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/a43878705/who-is-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=051723&utm_campaign=nl31510289&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Tom Holland

https://www.biography.com/actors/a43878091/tom-holland-reveals-his-sobriety-and-discusses-mental-health?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=051723&utm_campaign=nl31510289&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Lisa Marie Presley

"The high-profile dispute over Lisa Marie Presley’s trust—including control of the famed Graceland property in Memphis, Tennessee—is apparently over."

https://www.biography.com/celebrities/a43908162/riley-keough-priscilla-presley-graceland-dispute?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=051723&utm_campaign=nl31510289&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

May 16

First Academy Awards hosted (1929); Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends (1943); Janet Jackson born (1966); Comedian Andy Kaufman dies (1984); "Muppets" creator Jim Henson dies (1990).

May 15

National Woman Suffrage Association founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1869); Poet Emily Dickinson dies (1886); Mickey Mouse makes first cartoon appearance (1928); Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright born (1937); Soviet Union begins withdrawal of 115,000 troops from Afghanistan (1988).

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg, in full Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, (born May 14, 1984, White Plains, New York, U.S.), American computer programmer who was cofounder and CEO (2004– ) of Facebook, a social networking website.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mark-Zuckerberg?utm_medium=email&utm_source=otd&utm_content=more-events&utm_campaign=otd2023-05-14&utm_email=51af2c1e20f05e0db5237be77f1cc9bcb525156f430cddb5f1544ab4ca052bc2

George Lucas

https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Lucas?utm_medium=email&utm_source=otd&utm_content=also-born&utm_campaign=otd2023-05-14&utm_email=51af2c1e20f05e0db5237be77f1cc9bcb525156f430cddb5f1544ab4ca052bc2

May 13

The US declares war against Mexico in dispute over Texas (1846); "Golden Girls" actress Bea Arthur born (1922); Stevie Wonder born (1950); Pope John Paul II is shot, survives assassination attempt (1981); Actress and singer Doris Day dies (2019).

May 12

Modern nursing innovator Florence Nightingale born (1820); Actress Katharine Hepburn born (1907); Charles Lindbergh’s son found dead two months after being kidnapped (1932); Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk born (1968); Ex-President Jimmy Carter visits Cuba, the first American president to visit since 1959 revolution (2002).

May 11

Composer and songwriter Irving Berlin born (1888); Salvador Dalí born (1904); Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded (1927); Bob Marley dies (1981); Deep Blue becomes the first computer to defeat a world champion in chess (1997).

Rachael Domenica Ray

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Ray

May 10

Paul Revere dies (1818); First American transcontinental railroad is completed (1869); Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of the UK (1940); Actress Joan Crawford dies (1977); Nelson Mandela inaugurated as president of South Africa (1994).

Grace Bumbry

"Opera star Grace Bumbry has died at the age of 86."

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1159000347/trailblazing-opera-star-grace-bumbry-dies-at-age-86

Dana Perino

"Dana Marie Perino[1] (born May 9, 1972) is an American political commentator and author who served as the 26th White House Press Secretary, under President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007, to January 20, 2009."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Perino

May 9

Billy Joel born (1949); Impeachment proceedings begin against President Richard Nixon (1974); Rosario Dawson born (1979); Singer and civil rights activist Lena Horne dies (2010); Rock legend Little Richard dies (2020).

May 8

Poet Phillis Wheatley born (1753); President Harry Truman born (1884); Boxing legend Sonny Liston born (1932); Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe (1945); Smallpox is eradicated (1980).

May 6

Famed neurologist Sigmund Freud born (1856); Baseball great Willie Mays born (1931); Hindenburg disaster kills 36 (1937); Roger Bannister becomes first person to run a mile in under four minutes (1954); Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich dies (1992).

May 5

Napoleon Bonaparte dies while in exile (1821); Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexican victory in the Battle of Puebla (1862); Alan Shepard becomes first American in outer space (1961); Singer-songwriter Adele born (1988).

Missy Elliot

"It’s not gossip, folks—Missy Elliott is on her way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-based museum announced Wednesday that the 51-year-old hip-hop icon is a class of 2023 inductee in her first year of eligibility."

https://www.biography.com/musicians/a43782044/missy-elliott-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2023-inductees?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=050323&utm_campaign=nl31369228&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Pete Davidson

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a43699267/bupkis-inspired-by-pete-davidson-life?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=050323&utm_campaign=nl31369228&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Elvis Presley

"As the “King” of rock ’n’ roll, Elvis Presley left behind quite the professional legacy."

https://www.biography.com/preview/musicians/a43739007/elvis-presley-family-tree?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=050323&utm_campaign=nl31369228&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

May 4

Actress Audrey Hepburn born (1929); First Grammy Awards held (1959); Four killed, nine injured after National Guard open fire at Kent State University (1970); Margaret Thatcher becomes first female prime minister of the UK (1979).

May 3

Philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli born (1469); Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson born (1921); Musician James Brown born (1933); Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer for "Gone with the Wind" novel (1937); First bulk spam email is sent (1978).

May 2

Leonardo da Vinci dies (1519); Playwright Tennessee Williams wins Pulitzer Prize for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1955); Fashion designer Donatella Versace born (1955); Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson born (1972); Osama bin Laden is killed by US special forces (2011).

May 1

Frontierswoman and sharpshooter Calamity Jane born (1852); Dwarf planet Pluto is named (1930); Empire State Building opens in NYC (1931); Country artist Tim McGraw born (1967); Actress Olympia Dukakis dies (2021).

April 29

Jazz legend Duke Ellington born (1899); Singer-songwriter Willie Nelson born (1933); Film director Alfred Hitchcock dies (1980); Los Angeles riots begin following acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King (1992); Prince William and Kate Middleton get married (2011).

April 28

“To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee born (1926); Italian dictator Benito Mussolini executed (1945); US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan born (1960); Charles de Gaulle resigns as president of France (1969); Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies (2021). 

April 27

Ferdinand Magellan dies (1521); Ralph Waldo Emerson dies (1882); Coretta Scott King born (1927); Nelson Mandela wins election to become first Black president of South Africa (1994); New York City’s Freedom Tower construction begins (2006).

Daisy Jones & the Six

"If you love Daisy Jones & the Six and spending your free time deep-diving into Fleetwood Mac drama, then you’ve probably taken a new interest in Riley Keough and her famous family."

https://www.biography.com/celebrities/a43668707/riley-keough-net-worth?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=042623&utm_campaign=nl31288673&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

April 26

John Wilkes Booth killed 12 days after assassinating President Lincoln (1865); Former first lady Melania Trump born (1970); The worst nuclear disaster in history occurs in Chernobyl (1986); Lucille Ball dies (1989); Deadliest tornado in history kills 1,300 in Bangladesh (1989).

April 25

Workers break ground on Suez Canal (1859); The US declares war on Spain to begin Spanish-American War (1898); Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald born (1917); Al Pacino born (1940); Renée Zellweger born (1969).

Harry Belafonte

https://ew.com/celebrity/harry-belafonte-dead-age-96/?did=8960837-20230425&utm_campaign=ewk-breakingnews_relationship-builder&utm_source=ewk&utm_medium=email&utm_content=042523&lctg=4811f21c13a7d3a5abac89f8c16272d61e5cb114

April 24

US Library of Congress founded (1800); Easter Rising begins (1916); Barbra Streisand born (1942); Hubble Space Telescope is launched (1990); Estée Lauder dies (2004)

Chevalier de Saint-Georges

"Chevalier de Saint-Georges is the subject of the new film Chevalier, and his fascinating life is long overdue for some silver-screen attention."

https://www.biography.com/musicians/a43623210/marie-antoinette-and-chevalier-de-saint-georges?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=041923&utm_campaign=nl31221793&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Lyle and Erik Menendez

Convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez claimed they murdered their parents in self-defense after suffering years of emotional abuse and sexual assault at the hands of their father.

https://www.biography.com/crime/a43636609/menendez-brothers-roy-rosello-abuse-allegations?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=041923&utm_campaign=nl31221793&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Mr. T

"Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud, May 21, 1952), is an American actor."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._T

April 22

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Ellen Glasgow born (1873); Earth Day first celebrated in the US (1970); Photographer Ansel Adams dies (1984); President Richard Nixon dies (1994); Former NFL football player Pat Tillman killed during the war in Afghanistan (2004). 

April 21

American author Mark Twain dies (1910); Queen Elizabeth II born (1926); 100,000 students begin protests at Tiananmen Square (1989); Singer-songwriter Nina Simone dies (2003); Musician Prince dies (2016).

April 20

Thirteen people murdered in Columbine High School mass shooting (1999); Danica Patrick is first woman to win IndyCar race (2008); Dorothy Height, civil and women’s rights activist, dies (2010); Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes, killing 11 and starting monthslong oil spill (2010).

April 19

Battles of Lexington and Concord begin the American Revolutionary War (1775); Charles Darwin dies (1882); Boston Marathon held for first time (1897); Actress Ashley Judd born (1968); Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 (1995).

April 18

Paul Revere makes famous ride during American Revolution (1775); Yankee Stadium opens (1923; Albert Einstein dies (1955); Conan O'Brien born (1963); Dick Clark dies (2012).

April 17

Benjamin Franklin dies (1790); Bay of Pigs Invasion begins in Cuba (1961); Apollo 13 returns safely to Earth (1970); Victoria Beckham born (1974); Former first lady Barbara Bush dies (2018).

April 15

President Abraham Lincoln dies (1865); RMS Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 (1912); Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier, becomes first Black major league baseball player (1947); Actress Emma Watson born (1990); Two bombs explode at Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring 264 (2013).

April 14

"Webster’s Dictionary" is first published (1828); President Abraham Lincoln is mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth, dies the next day (1865); Marine biologist and environmentalist Rachel Carson dies (1964); Human Genome Project is completed (2003).

April 13

President Thomas Jefferson born (1743); New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art founded (1870); Author Eudora Welty born (1909); Sidney Poitier becomes first Black male to win Best Actor at Oscars (1964).

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879. At the time, the Einstein family owned an electrical firm that manufactured dynamos and electrical meters. His father wanted Albert to pursue a career in electrical engineering, but young Albert had a rebellious side and never much enjoyed formal learning. He preferred to teach himself, whether it was science or philosophy or music. And that worked out fine for Einstein, who went on to become one of the greatest physicists of all time.

In 1905, a year now known as his annus mirabilis (miracle year), Einstein published four revolutionary scientific papers while still working at the patent office in Bern, Switzerland. Among them he outlined the theory of the photoelectric effect, introduced special relativity, and described the principle of the mass-energy equivalence, the latter now associated with the world’s most famous equation: E=mc2. He was later awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, in 1921. ‌‌

Beyond his scientific genius, Albert Einstein was a complex and colorful figure. He loved music almost as much as physics, his love life was active (and not always honorable), and his political views attracted the attention of the FBI. He also didn’t shy away from talking and writing about a wide range of subjects, leaving behind a trove of quotes that give us a fascinating insight into this unique character.

William Friedkin

"Ever since director William Friedkin terrorized audiences with his 1973 classic The Exorcist, films about demonic possession have become a horror staple."

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a43493988/gabriele-amorth-the-popes-exorcist?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=041223&utm_campaign=nl31139257&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Jeremy Renner

"You might recognize Jeremy Renner as Marvel superhero Hawkeye, a role he’s been cast in since 2011 when he first appeared in Thor."

https://www.biography.com/actors/g43162194/jeremy-renner-facts?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=041223&utm_campaign=nl31139257&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

April 12

American Red Cross founder Clara Barton dies (1912); Franklin D. Roosevelt dies (1945); David Letterman born (1947); Yuri Gagarin becomes first person in space (1961); Boxing great Joe Louis dies (1981); Harold Washington elected first Black mayor of Chicago (1983).

April 11

Ethel Kennedy, philanthropist and widow of Bobby Kennedy, born (1928); Civil Rights Act of 1968 is signed (1968); Apollo 13 launches (1970); American novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies (2007).

Giada

"Giada Pamela De Laurentiis (Italian: [ˈdʒaːda paˈmɛːla de lauˈrɛnti.is];[1] born August 22, 1970) is an Italian-American chef, writer, and television personality."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giada_De_Laurentiis

April 10

“The Great Gatsby” published (1925); Labor rights activist Dolores Huerta born (1930); Football personality John Madden born (1936); Paul McCartney leaves The Beatles (1970); Good Friday Agreement is signed (1998).

April 8

Actress Robin Wright born (1966); Pablo Picasso dies (1973); Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record (1974); Frank Robinson becomes first Black manager of a major league baseball team (1975); Margaret Thatcher dies (2013).

April 7

English poet William Wordsworth born (1770); Jazz singer Billie Holiday born (1915); World Health Organization is established (1948); The US breaks diplomatic ties with Iran during Iran Hostage Crisis (1980); Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as first Black female US Supreme Court justice (2022).

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar, in full Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury, (born April 7, 1920, Benares [now Varanasi], India—died December 11, 2012, San Diego, California, U.S.), Indian musician, player of the sitar, composer, and founder of the National Orchestra of India, who was influential in stimulating Western appreciation of Indian music.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ravi-Shankar?utm_medium=email&utm_source=otd&utm_content=featured-bio&utm_campaign=otd2023-04-07&utm_email=51af2c1e20f05e0db5237be77f1cc9bcb525156f430cddb5f1544ab4ca052bc2

"Meet the Artemis II flyby mission to the Moon!"

https://www.biography.com/scientists/a43499293/nasa-announces-astronauts-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=040523&utm_campaign=nl31072836&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Bob Hoskins

"During a 2011 interview with The Guardian, actor Bob Hoskins was asked, “What’s the worst job you’ve done?” Without hesitation, he answered, “Super Mario Brothers.”"

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a43471094/original-super-mario-bros-movie-was-hated-by-cast?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=040523&utm_campaign=nl31072836&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Jelly Roll

"Jelly Roll is on a roll after winning three categories at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday."

https://www.biography.com/musicians/g43498736/jelly-roll-facts?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=040523&utm_campaign=nl31072836&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

"Sonny Vaccaro is divisive. Some call him the marketing genius behind Michael Jordan’s Nike shoe line, while others have disputed his involvement in that deal."

https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/a43444775/sonny-vaccaro-after-air-jordan-deal?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=040523&utm_campaign=nl31072836&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Michael Jordan

Nike’s historic partnership with Michael Jordan is one of the greatest marketing success stories in history, but at the time, it was considered a massive gamble.

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a43400720/michael-jordan-air-movie-true-story?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=040523&utm_campaign=nl31072836&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

April 6

Renaissance artist Raphael born and died (1483, 1520); First modern Olympics opens in Athens (1896); Robert Peary claims to have become the first person to reach the North Pole (1909); The US declares war on Germany in World War I (1917); Country singer Tammy Wynette dies (1998).

April 5

Booker T. Washington born (1856); Actress Bette Davis born (1908); Actor Gregory Peck born (1916); Former Secretary of State Colin Powell born (1937); Kurt Cobain dies (1994).

April 4

Ninth US President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, shortest presidency ever at just 31 days (1841); American poet and activist Maya Angelou born (1928); NATO is created (1949); Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated (1968).

April 3

American politician Boss Tweed born (1823); Actress Doris Day born (1922); Eddie Murphy born (1961); First mobile phone call is made (1973); Apple releases the first iPad (2010).American politician Boss Tweed born (1823); Actress Doris Day born (1922); Eddie Murphy born (1961); First mobile phone call is made (1973); Apple releases the first iPad (2010).

April 1

Actress Debbie Reynolds born (1932); Apple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak ... and don't forget Ronald Wayne (1976); Iran officially becomes an Islamic republic after the Shah is overthrown (1979); Singer Marvin Gaye shot and killed by his father (1984).

March 31

Eiffel Tower opens in Paris (1889); Workers’ rights leader Cesar Chavez born (1927); American track legend Jesse Owens dies (1980); Singer-songwriter Selena killed (1995); Rapper Nipsey Hussle killed (2019).

March 30

Vincent van Gogh born (1853); Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War (1856); Celine Dion born (1968); President Ronald Reagan survives assassination attempt (1981); American musician Bill Withers dies (2020).

March 29

US President John Tyler born—and he still has one living grandson (1790); Baseball player Cy Young born (1867); Walmart founder Sam Walton born (1918); Dow Jones closes above 10,000 for first time (1999); Actress Patty Duke dies (2016).

March 28

English novelist Virginia Woolf dies (1941); Native American Olympian and athlete Jim Thorpe dies (1953); Musician W.C. Handy dies (1958); Earthquake in western Turkey kills over 1,000 (1970); Lady Gaga born (1986).

March 27

Director Quentin Tarantino born (1963); Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, dies (1968); Mariah Carey born (1969); Tenerife Airport Disaster, worst accident in aviation history, kills 583 (1977).

March 25

Journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett dies (1931); Singer Aretha Franklin born (1942); Sir Elton John born (1947); Saudi Arabian King Faisal assassinated by his nephew (1975); Race car driver Danica Patrick born (1982); Children's author Beverly Cleary dies (2021). 

March 24

World famous magician Harry Houdini born (1874); Author Jules Verne dies (1905); Dorothy Height, civil and women’s rights activist, born (1912); Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground, eventually spills 11 million gallons of oil (1989).

March 23

Patrick Henry delivers "Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech (1775); Sir Roger Bannister, first person to run a sub-four-minute mile, born (1929); Elizabeth Taylor dies (2011); Suez Canal blocked for six days by container ship Ever Given (2021); US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright dies (2022). 

March 22

First Stanley Cup championship played (1894); Legendary musical theater composer Andrew Lloyd Webber born (1948); Sports broadcaster Bob Costas born (1952); Reese Witherspoon born (1976); Terrorist drives car into crowd in London, killing five and injuring 50 (2017).

Bill Waterson

"It’s been more than 27 years since Calvin and Hobbes graced newspaper pages, but the critically-acclaimed comic strip about a mischievous 6-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger best friend is still widely beloved by legions of fans."

https://www.biography.com/artists/a43099303/bill-watterson-first-new-book-since-calvin-and-hobbes?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=032223&utm_campaign=nl30919735&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Ted Bundy

https://www.biography.com/crime/a43377419/ted-bundy-victims-new-book?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=032223&utm_campaign=nl30919735&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

March 21

Pocahontas is buried (1617); Martin Luther King Jr. leads third and ultimately successful march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (1965); The US announces boycott of Summer Olympics in Moscow (1980); Twitter is founded (2006).

March 20

Fred "Mister" Rogers born (1928); KFC founded by Colonel Harland Sanders (1930); Director Spike Lee born (1957); Libby Riddles becomes first woman to win Iditarod race (1985); Singer Kenny Rogers dies (2020).

Ted Lasso

"It’s almost time to “BELIEVE” again. Ted Lasso returns to Apple TV+ for its third season premiere on March 15, with Jason Sudeikis reprising his role as the titular head coach whose optimistic leadership leads the AFC Richmond soccer club to unexpected success."

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a43315788/real-people-who-inspired-ted-lasso-character?source=nl&utm_source=nl_elm&utm_medium=email&date=031523&utm_campaign=nl30841807&user_email=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=AAA%20-%20High%20Minus%20Dormant%20and%2090%20Day%20Openers

Oscar Wilde

"Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 and died in 1900."

https://www.interestingfacts.com/oscar-wilde-facts/Yvrd8kKJ8wAItdgs?liu=f990a22b8f045d09d1eb29acc743f7c5&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1751896059