Celebration Excuse
1944
Vive la France: American troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris, as the French capital celebrates its liberation from Nazi rule.
1957
Long winded doesn’t even begin to describe it: Senator Strom Thurmond ends a filibuster — the longest in Senate history — against a civil rights bill after talking for 24 hours, 18 minutes.
1966
The end of an era: legendary rock group The Beatles perform their last concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA.
1991
The Iron Curtain falls: the Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspends all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
And here are some special birthday wishes to The King of Pop Michael Jackson, film legend Ingrid Bergman, and Senator John McCain. They’ll all be blowing out candles today.
Daybook
7:45 AM
President Bush attends a breakfast with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin.
8 AM
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff delivers remarks at “Biloxi and Katrina: One Year Later,” in Biloxi, Miss.
9:20 AM
Bush attends a service commemorating the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans
11:20 AM
Bish delivers remarks on GulfCoast recovery, WarrenEastonSenior High School, New Orleans
ALL DAY
- Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) travels to Minnesota to campaign with Rep. Mark Kennedy (R-MN)
-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the American Legion’s 88th annual national convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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