Archive for February 6th, 2012

R&B SINGER KILLED ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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Jesse Lorenzo Belvin  (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960)

Belvin was a R&B singer, pianist and songwriter who scored with the hit song 
“Goodnight, My Love” in 1956. His success was cut short at age 27 when he
was killed in a head-on collision at Hope, Arkansas along with his wife and
the driver of their car. They were trying to quickly leave the first ever mixed
race audience pop concert in Little Rock after death threats had been made
against Belvin. 

 

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Jesse Belvin shown here with his wife JoAnne

 

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THE WAY TO A MAN’S HEART!!

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RONALD REAGAN’S BIRTHDAY

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Ronald Reagan, 12 years old

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1951

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Ronald Reagan as host of GE Theater on CBS (1954-1962)

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President Reagan

          Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)

Ronald Reagan was the 49th President of the United States,serving from 1981 to
1989. Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and
a radio, film and television actor.

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PLAYING GOLF ON THE MOON

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NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard ,Apollo 14 Commander, and the
fifth man to set foot on the Moon, placed a modified six iron head
on the contingency sample return handle, and swung at three golf
balls on the surface of the Moon on this day in 1971.

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A PORTLAND POSTCARD FROM 1958

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“We specialize in Italian food. Complete Italian dinner for $1.00”

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