Source: Good News Network
85 years ago, the Apollo Theater opened its doors on 125th Street in Harlem. Renown for launching some of the biggest names in music, including Michael Jackson, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Ella Fitzgerald, the New York City venue is still operating today.
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- Australia Day is celebrated as a public holiday commemorating the First Fleet landing (1788)
- US Congress established the Library of Congress (1802)
- Famed actor, philanthropist, and husband of 50 years, Paul Newman was born in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio (1925)
- India celebrates its independence (1930) new constitution and first president (1950) state holiday of Republic Day
- Israel and Egypt, led by US President Jimmy Carter, ended an ongoing state of war that dated back to 1948, restored full diplomatic relations and reopened embassies (1980)
- Phantom of the Opera opened, to become the longest-run Broadway show (1988)
- Václav Havel was elected President of the Czech Republic (1993)
- President Hamid Karzai signed the new constitution of Afghanistan (2004)
And on this day in 1916, Olympic athlete and war hero Louis Zamperini was born. An unruly boy who was bullied for not speaking English, the Italian immigrants’ son found purpose in running track. After setting a world record in high school for running a mile in 4:21.2 minutes, he competed in the Berlin Olympics at age 19. As a bombardier in World War II, his plane crashed and he survived for 47 days in shark infested waters with little food or water in an inflatable life raft, only to be captured and severely tortured by the Japanese on the island where he finally landed.
He died at the age of 97, four years after the completion of a 2010 book about his…
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