- In 1875: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born
- In 1914: Panama Canal opens to traffic
- In 1935: Will Rogers was killed in a plane crash
- In 1939: The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
- In 1940: Air battles and daylight raids over Britain began in WWII.
- In 1945: WWII ended
- In 1948: CBS-TV inaugurated the first nightly news broadcast with anchorman Douglas Edwards.
- In 1961: East Germans began construction of the Berlin Wall
- In 1965: The Beatles set a record for having the largest single crowd at a concert at Shea Stadium in New York. Attendance was 56,000.
- In 1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair began in Bethel, NY. The three-day concert featured 24 bands and drew over 400,000 people
- In 1972: A dear friend of mine, Cindy Whitecotton, whose flame would be blown out all too early was born.
- In 1991: Paul Simon played a free concert at New York's Central Park in front of an estimated 750,000 people
- In 2001: Chandra Levy's parents appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live." They discussed Levy's disappearance on April 30, 2001.
Wednesday, August 15
The History of Today
Today is an important day. I'm sure that can be said for most, if not all days. But, I decided today was a day to be commemorated on A Tribute to Life. Little did I know how much had happened on this day. So, jump into my time machine and enjoy the journey...
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