On this day in history, August 15, 1935, entertainer Will Rogers, aviator Wiley Post killed in...

One of his best quotes, "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts."

Irreplaceable

(From article) On the last day of his life, Will Rogers had joined Post as they sought to establish a mail route from the American West Coast to Russia, via Alaska. “On August 15, 1935, Will and Wiley took off from Fairbanks, bound for Barrow, the northernmost settlement in the U.S.," related the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in its chronicle of the final voyage of the two celebrated Americans. "After refueling at Harding Lake, Post landed at a lagoon 15 miles southwest of Barrow to get directions. Just after takeoff the engine failed, causing the plane to crash, killing both men instantly."

To me, this unexpected tragedy from yesteryear shows that fame and money can not hold back Death, and we will rarely know that day for ourselves.