Cover of Ella Fitzgerald |
1932:Gangster Al Capone is imprisoned in the U.S. penitentiary in Atlanta, having been convicted of income tax evasion. Capone would be transferred to Alcatraz in August 1934.
1959: Henry Mancini, Domenico Modugno, Perry Como, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald are among the winners at the first Grammy Awards, held at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles to recognize achievement in the recording industry.
1970: Four college students are killed and nine are wounded whenNational Guard troops open fire on a crowd of students protesting against the Vietnam War and the recent U.S. invasion of Cambodia, at Kent State University in Ohio.
1959: Henry Mancini, Domenico Modugno, Perry Como, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald are among the winners at the first Grammy Awards, held at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles to recognize achievement in the recording industry.
1970: Four college students are killed and nine are wounded whenNational Guard troops open fire on a crowd of students protesting against the Vietnam War and the recent U.S. invasion of Cambodia, at Kent State University in Ohio.
1924:8th Summer Olympics opens in Paris
1715:French manufacturer debuts folding umbrella
1715:French manufacturer debuts folding umbrella
1626"Manhattan is sold by the Indians for $24 worth of buttons and cloth.
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