▁nuclear ▁option ▁at ▁a ▁moment ' s ▁notice "; ▁seven ▁weeks ▁later , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁the ▁Israel is ▁would ▁assemble ▁two ▁nuclear ▁bomb s ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁war . ▁Born : ▁▁ ▁Sher ri ▁She ph erd , ▁American ▁TV ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁co - host ▁of ▁The ▁View ; ▁in ▁Chicago ▁ ▁Sh ery l ▁Lee , ▁American ▁TV ▁and ▁film ▁actress , ▁in ▁A ugs burg , ▁West ▁Germany ▁D ied : ▁Tom ▁Con way , ▁ 6 2 , ▁British ▁film , ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁actor ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( S und ay ) ▁ ▁James ▁Earl ▁Ray , ▁a ▁ 3 9 - year ▁old ▁conv ict ▁serving ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁sentence ▁for ▁armed ▁rob ber y , ▁escaped ▁from ▁the ▁Missouri ▁State ▁Pen it enti ary ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁City . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁tell ▁inter rog ators ▁that ▁other ▁in m ates ▁helped ▁him ▁conce al ▁himself ▁inside ▁a ▁four - foot ▁by ▁four - foot ▁container ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁deliver ▁lo aves ▁of ▁bread ▁to ▁pr isons ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁then ▁helped ▁load ▁him ▁onto ▁a ▁tr uck . ▁ ▁Fort y - n ine ▁weeks ▁later , ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Ray ▁would ▁assass inate ▁Dr . ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr . ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁and ▁would ▁finally ▁be ▁re capt ured ▁on ▁June ▁ 1