1519: Artist Leonardo da Vinci dies at Cloux, France.
1863: Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson is accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va.; he died eight days later.
1932: Jack Benny's first radio show makes its debut on the NBC Blue Network.
1957: Elvis Presley records the song "Jailhouse Rock," the title song to his next movie. In the film, Elvis choreographed the dance sequence that accompanied the song.
1988: Jackson Pollock's "Search" sells for $4,800,000.
1997: Tony Blair, whose new Labour Party crushed John Major's long-reigning Conservatives in a national election, becomes at age 44 Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years.
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Today's Birthdays:
Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) (1892-1918)
Baby doctor, author Benjamin Spock (1903-1998)
Crooner & actor Bing Crosby (1903-1977)
Wrestler, actor, (The Rock ) Dwayne Johnson (1972 )
Soccer player David Beckham (1975)
Figure skater Sarah Hughes (1985)
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Something to Think About:
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." ~ Benjamin Spock
1863: Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson is accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va.; he died eight days later.
1932: Jack Benny's first radio show makes its debut on the NBC Blue Network.
1957: Elvis Presley records the song "Jailhouse Rock," the title song to his next movie. In the film, Elvis choreographed the dance sequence that accompanied the song.
1988: Jackson Pollock's "Search" sells for $4,800,000.
1997: Tony Blair, whose new Labour Party crushed John Major's long-reigning Conservatives in a national election, becomes at age 44 Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years.
♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥
Today's Birthdays:
Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) (1892-1918)
Baby doctor, author Benjamin Spock (1903-1998)
Crooner & actor Bing Crosby (1903-1977)
Wrestler, actor, (The Rock ) Dwayne Johnson (1972 )
Soccer player David Beckham (1975)
Figure skater Sarah Hughes (1985)
♥☼.¸.*¸.•*¨*.¸☼¸♥
Something to Think About:
"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." ~ Benjamin Spock
