Today is National Angel Food Cake Day
2004 (6 years ago) – Christopher Reeve, my generation’s “Superman” died of heart failure at the age of 52, 9 years after falling from a horse and becoming paralyzed.
1991 (19 years ago) – Joseph Harris went postal, when going postal was a literal event. He killed former postal workers at the post office. The night before, he had gone to his supervisors home and killed her along with her husband.
1985 (25 years ago) – Three days after terrorists hijack the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, US Navy fighters force down the getaway plane. The terrorists were arrested by Italian police.
1973 (37 yeasrs ago) – Spiro Agnew resigned his position as Vice President of the United States, the first to do so.
1935 (75 years ago) – Porgy and Bess premiered on Broadway. It was written by George Gershwin and is considered to be the first great American Opera.
1877 (133 years ago) – General George Armstrong Custer was laid to rest at the US Military Academy in West Point, NY.
1845 (165 years ago) – The Naval School (US Naval Academy) opened in Annapolis, MD. Its first class included 50 students being taught by 7 professors.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATORS:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr-NASCAR driver; Brett Favre-NFL Quarterback; Tanya Tucker-Singer; Ben Vereen-Actor/Singer/Dancer; Dorothy Lamour-Actress; Helen Hayes-Actress.
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