Sally Ride Day- Sally Ride was the first American woman to go into space. She left Earth’s atmosphere on June 18, 1993 aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-7). Sally Ride was born on this day in 1951.
On this day in:
1828, A mysterious teenage child (Kaspar Hauser) was found wandering the streets of Nuremberg and is quickly dubbed, The Feral Child.
1864, Montana became the 41st state in the union.
1886, Asa Yoelson, singer and actor better known as Al Jolson. He is best known for his roll in The Jazz Singer, the first full-length feature film that included dialogue, music and special effects.
1889, The Eiffel Tower opened its first elevator to the public.
1897, London booksellers begin selling a little story called Dracula by Bram Stoker. Although the book got nice reviews from critics, it was not an immediate bestseller.
1907, Marion Morrison was born. You don’t know who that is? I bet you do. His first screen credits him as Duke Morrison, but after careful consideration, opted to be known on screen as John Wayne.
1920-Peggy Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom (smart name change there). Known for singing with Benny Goodman’s band as well as being an actress.
1923- John Wayne wannabe, James Arness (Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke) was born.
1928-Jack Kevorkian, controversial doctor who backs physician-assisted suicide and a terminal patient’s right to die, was born.
1939-Brent Musberger was born. I recognize the name, but all I really know about the guy is that he is a sports commentator.
1948-Stevie Nicks, singer/songwriter for the group Fleetwood Mac, was born.
1949-Miami Vice Dude, Philip Michael Thomas was born.
Also in 1949- Hank Williams, Jr was born. Son to the great Hank Williams, may or may not have followed in his fathers footsteps, depending on who you ask and which footsteps you are asking about.
1977, George Willig went to the top of the South Tower of the World Trade Center…on the outside. He was arrested when he made it to the top and was fined $1.10 (a penny for each floor).
1978, Resorts International in Atlantic City, NJ opened the first legal casino in the eastern US.
1994, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley…got married. Wha’? We all wondered what the two of you were doing…I guess we never really found out did we?
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