Above, a promo image of famed burlesque dancer Tempest Storm, she of the legendary 50-inch bust. She was born as Annie Blanche Banks (also a very good name for a stripper, we think) today (well, actually tomorrow, but there’s no tomorrow this year) in 1928. This photo is undated but probably was made around 1955.
1955—Cy Young Dies
American baseball player Cy Young, who had amassed 511 wins pitching for five different teams from 1890 to 1911, dies at the age of 88. Today Major League Baseball’s yearly award given to the best pitcher of each season is named after Young.