1954
That’s All Right (Mama) became Elvis Presley’s first hit single on the radio!
Memphis, Tennessee DJ, Dewey Phillips, had debuted the single on WHBQ radio
1963
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his I Have a Dream speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC
More than 200,000 people attended
1996
A divorce was granted for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana
This was the official end to the 15-year marriage
2005
Hurricane Katrina approached the Gulf Coast
It was the costliest natural disaster in US history!
and then lastly…
1965
Happy 50th birthday to Shania Twain!
Eilleen Regina Edwards was born August 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
-Tyler Jackson
