50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY
Amy Carter, daughter of President Jimmy Carter and Carter, was born in Plains, Georgia.
Mariner 5 made a fly by of Venus to test the atmosphere and examine solar particles.
Approximately 70,000 Vietnam protestors marched from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon where speakers included social activists Allen Ginsberg, Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin.
Seven men were convicted of civil rights violations in Meridian, Mississippi.
Joe DiMaggio was hired as vice president of the Oakland Athletics.
And on Shelter Island . . .