Ronald Hughes, 8, starts his descent from a lofty perch atop a 100- foot bridge pier in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 6, 1954. He is lowered in a boatswain's chair after being rescued by a pair of veteran bridge painters. Ronald and his six-year-old brother spent the entire night in a precarious position after climbing up on a catwalk.The boys were cold and dirty, but uninjured. (AP Photo)
Soldiers in the U.S. Army Japan Honor Guard detachment raise the new 49-star flag of the United States at headquarters, Camp Zama, at Kanagawa, Japan, July 6, 1959. From left: Specialist 4th Class Edward Klatt, Vergas, Minn; Specialist 4th Class Miguel Rosario, Villalva, Puerto Rico; Pfc. James Petrie, Denver, Colo.; and Specialist 4th Class Homer Wentzel, Columbus, Ohio; in charge. (AP Photo)
American author Ernest Hemingway is buried with simple Catholic gravesite rites in Ketchum, Idaho, on July 6, 1961. Pallbearers and close friends of the author are gathered at the left, and members of the family and other friends are at the right. In the background is the begining of the rugged Sawtooth Mountain range that Hemingway loved. (AP Photo)
Mick Jagger, left, and Keith Richards, members of the rock group Rolling Stones, are shown during an evening concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, July 6, 1975. The crowd attendance was estimated at 50,000 fans. (AP Photo)
American rocker Bruce Springsteen appears at Wembley Stadium in London, July 6, 1985. (AP Photo/Press Association)
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Robert Mugabe Speaks at a News Conference Saturday, July 6, 1985 in Harare after winning a landslide victory in Zimbabwe's first post-Independence election. (AP Photo)
Smoke pours from the remains of the Piper Alpha Oil platform in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland, Friday July 8, 1988. 160 oil rig workers were killed Wednesday night when a massive explosion and fire ripped through the platform. (AP Photo/Dave Cauklin)
Before the huge drill shed of the State Armory, which was converted into a morgue, patrons of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus line up to enter in an effort to identify bodies of more than 120 persons who perished when the big top burned during an afternoon performance in Hartford, Connecticut, July 6, 1944. (AP Photo)
As the ball bounces off home plate Stan Musial scores with his feet in the air after crashing into Cincinnati Catcher Hobie Landrith in fifth inning of game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, July 6, 1954. Waiting to call play is Ump Jocko Conlan. (AP Photo)
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On July 6, 1944: An estimated 168 people died in a fire that broke out during a performance in the main tent of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford, Connecticut.