30 Jan 07 - Tuesday
1922 Dick Martin Detroit MI, actor/comedian (Laugh-In, Carbon Copy)
1931 Gene Hackman California, actor (Bonnie & Clyde, Under Fire, Superman)
1941 Dick Cheney (George Bush's secretary of defense 1989-93/Vice President 2001- )
1942 Marty Balin Cincinnati OH, singer (Jefferson Starship)
1947 Steve Marriott rock guitarist/vocalist (Humble Pie)
1949 William King Alabama, soul trumpeteer (Commodores)
1951 Phil Collins England, singer/drummer (Genesis)
1967 Bill Leverty Richmond VA, guitarist (Firehouse)
1979 Diva Zappa daughter of Frank
1798 Representative Matthew Lyon (Vermont) spits in face of Representative Roger Griswold (Connecticut) in US House of Representatives, after an argument
1894 US flag fired on in Rio; prompt satisfaction exacted by Admiral Benham
1917 1st jazz record recorded (Dark Town Strutters Ball)
1933 "The Lone Ranger" premieres on ABC radio
1939 Hitler calls for the extermination of Jews
1946 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime
1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremists in New Delhi, at age 78
1956 Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"
1969 Beatles perform their last gig together, a 42-minute free concert on the roof of Apple HQs
1972 Bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on Catholics in Londonderry, 13 die
1973 KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens NY)
1989 5 pharaoh sculptures from 1470 BC found at temple of Luxor
The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.
Gene Hackman
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