John Philip Sousa’s passion for music influenced the standards for marching compositions and served to inspire American patriotism
Plus, South Africa struggles with apartheid and the Hopalong Cassidy television series premieres on NBC
Plus, Hank Aaron supports National Flag Day and the jury delivers verdict on Exxon Valdez oil spill
Plus, a coal fire burns underground for decades and restorers reveal Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper
Queen Wilhelmina stands against Adolf Hitler, Oliver Brown opposes segregation, and Chinese students challenge the Communist regime
Plus, the discovery of missing Mount Everest climbers and the conclusion of manufacturing Oldsmobiles
Plus, NASA’s first mission to Mercury and a pro-life woman arrested more than 100 times
Plus, a deadly shooting in New Zealand and the invention of the World Wide Web
Plus, the death of an abolitionist Quaker and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in North Korea
Plus, John Calvin’s final sermon and justice for a murdered Civil Rights leader
