SCARFACE SURRENDERS TO FEDERAL AGENT, RELEASED ON $25,000 BOND Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On July 28, 1926, United Press reports that 'Scarface' Al Caponi* "surrendered to Federal Agent Pat Roche today" but was released on $25,000 bond "pending trial upon... See more
Kenny Barron, Ray Drummond, Ben Riley: So Many Lovely Things, Live In Brecon This previously unreleased concert was recorded at the Brecon Jazz Festival in Christ College Auditorium, Brecon, Wales in August 1995. It’s yet another “excavated” date by produ... See more
KHRUSHCHEV HAS A PASSION FOR MUSIC, BUT NOT ALL MUSIC Moscow (JFK+50) Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev has a passion for music according to Bernard Gwertzman of The Evening Star. The premier told a recent meeting of the Communist Committee... "When I am r... See more
TENNESSEE ADMITTED TO THE UNION Knoxville, Tennessee (JFK+50) On June 1, 1796, 230 years ago today, Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state. Knoxville was the capital & John Sevier (SA-VEER)was the first governor. Once part of North Caro... See more
COLONEL JOHN COOLIDGE DIES BEFORE PRESIDENT'S ARRIVAL AT BEDSIDE
Plymouth, Vermont (JFK+50) On March 19, 1926, The Evening Star reports the death "during the night," of the father of the President of the United States, John Calvin Coolidge, Sr.*
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