Remembering Jean Harlow π β March 3rd, 1911 - June 7th, 1937.
π Remembering Brooklyn's own Mary Jane West (aka Mae West) born on this date; August 17th, 1893π. Seen here in a publicity photo from 1936π.
Remembering π₯ Buddy Holly, π₯ J.P. Richardson ("The Big Bopper"), and π₯ Ritchie Valens who were killed in an airplane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa 62 years ago today; February 3rd, 1959.
πΊπΈ β 210 Years ago today; August 19th, 1812, the U.S.S. Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" after her battle with the Royal Navy frigate HMS Guerriere approximately 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
π Remembering Jane Alice Peters (aka Carole Lombard) who was born on this date; October 6th, 1908 in Fort Wayne, Indiana π.