We remember May 29:
May 1813: The week Thomas Jefferson and John Adams started their historic correspondence........
JFK: We remember President John F. Kennedy who was born in Massachusetts on this day in 1917.
19th century: Wisconsin joined the Union on this day in 1848. It was state # 30 on the way to 50!
"Hollywood": The great Bob Hope was born on this day in 1903 and lived 100 years plus 2 months!
"Hall of Famer": Slugger Mike Schmidt closed the books on a great career with the Phillies on this day in 1989. He was one of the very best third basemen in baseball history. His numbers were awesome: 548 HR & 1, 595 RBI.
9-11 widow: On 9-11, Beverly Eckert was one of the many ladies at home talking to their husbands at the collapsing World Trade Center or aboard one of those jets. Beverly Eckert was born on this day in 1951. She was killed in a Buffalo plane crash in 2009. Beverly was on her way to Buffalo to attend a ceremony related to her husband at Canisius High School, a Jesuit school.
"1960's classic": We remember Gary Brooker, vocalist and keyboardist for Procol Harum. He was born in the UK on this day in 1945. Back in 1967, the band scored a worldwide hit: "A whiter shade of pale".
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