Kevin was the leading scorer in John Wooden’s final game as a coach scoring 34 points in a losing effort for the University of Kentucky Wildcats where he is their seventh all-time leading scorer. He was also a key component to the Washington Bullets in their only championship season. Kevin Grevey turns 73 today.

A Few of My Father’s Medals From WWll. He was in the Army Infantry & served in Europe & Africa in multiple Major Campaigns enlisting in response to

Pearl Harbor & Served for the duration of the war. He was also awarded the Purple Heart in my brother’s possession.

Amazing hand drawn cartoon art on artists board for Apollo XI - Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin's famous mission. Dated July 10 1969 (Apollo XI was July 16th) and signed by cartoonist Yardley Jones. Hand drawn original art - not a print or copy.

John Glenn had one of the most unusual American careers of the 20th century — war hero, test pilot, astronaut, and U.S. senator.

Career highlights:

1. Marine Corps combat pilot (WWII & Korea)

• Flew 59 combat missions in World War II in the Pacific.

• Flew 90 missions in Korea.

• Shot down 3 MiG-15s in the Korean War, earning the nickname “MiG Mad Marine.”    

2. Record-setting test pilot (1957)

• Made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the U.S. (“Project Bullet”) in just over 3 hours 23 minutes, setting a speed record.

3. Mercury Seven astronaut (1959)

• Selected as one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven, America’s first astronaut class.

4. First American to orbit Earth (1962)

• Piloted Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962.

• Completed 3 Earth orbits in under 5 hours.

• This was one of the biggest early American wins in the Space Race.    

5. U.S. Senator from Ohio (1974–1999)

• Served 24 years in the U.S. Senate.

• Worked on nuclear nonproliferation, science policy, and government oversight.

6. Returned to space at age 77 (1998)

• Flew on Space Shuttle Discovery, becoming the oldest person to go to space at that time.

• Participated in aging and human physiology research.

Major honors:

• Multiple Distinguished Flying Crosses

• Congressional Space Medal of Honor

• NASA Distinguished Service Medal

• Presidential Medal of Freedom (2012)

1933 Indian Gum #42 ⭐️ Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a Shawnee Chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.
Loving some American History.❤