2014 Event Vice Admiral Michelle Janine Howard is promoted to 4-star admiral, becoming the first woman to achieve the highest rank in the U.S. Navy 2014 Event Japanese banks are promoting women to upper management levels for the first time in history; four women in the nation's top three banks have been promoted in the last year 2014 Event A day before the U.S. Senate will vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits, Gene Sperling, Director of the White House National Economic Council publicly promoted the case for extending benefits 1997 Death Colonel Tom Parker, manager, promoted Elvis, dies at 87 1977 Event John F. Blake promoted from acting to deputy director of CIA 1966 Event Richath Helms, promoted from deputy director to 8th director of CIA 1960 Event U.S. Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant 1953 Event Allen W. Dulles, promoted from deputy to 5th director of CIA 1950 Event Omar N. Bradley promoted to rank of 5-star general 1950 Birthday David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful 1948 Death Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man', dies 1944 Birthday Peter Tosh, born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, musician, singer, guitarist, pianist, activist promoted marijuana legalization, played with Bob Marley, The Wailers 1944 Event Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to colonel 1943 Event Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lt-colonel 1937 Event Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to captain 1933 Birthday Edward de Bono, physician, inventor, consultant, author, invented term lateral thinking, promoted deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in public schools, advanced applied psychology, making theories about creativity, perception into usable tools 1930 Birthday Nathaniel Branden, born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, psychotherapist, known for work in psychology of self-esteem, writer, associate of novelist Ayn Rand, promoted her philosophy, idea of Objectivism, profiled in movie, 'The Passion of Ayn Rand' 1930 Event Earl Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to 2nd lieutenant 1864 Event U.S. Brigadier General Emory Upton (25) promoted to general-major 1864 Event U.S. Union colonel Emory Upton (24) promoted to brigade-general 1860 Birthday Will Keith Kellogg, born in America, vegetarian, founder of Kellogg Company, pioneered process of making flaked cereal, promoted corn flakes as a healthy breakfast cereal 1854 Birthday Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man' 1820 Birthday Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women
