History Blog

August 28

Happy Birthday RIP Biagio “Ben” Gazzara(1930–2012) ; David Soul(Solberg)–70 Luis Guzmán–57 Scott Hamilton–55 Emma Samuelson(“Samms”)–53 Jennifer Coolidge–52 David Fincher–51 “Shania Twain”(Eilleen Edwards)–48 Jason Priestley–44 Thomas “Jack” Black–44 Margaret LeAnn Rimes–31 Armond “Armie” Hammer–27 ; 1922 – first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City ; 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech