Archive for September 3rd, 2017

AMONG SOME GREAT MEMORIES

jerry lewis button

jerry-lewis-telethon1


The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
was an annual event held
on the eve of and during the
Labor Day holiday to raise money for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The show was founded and
hosted by actor and comedian
Jerry Lewis, who hosted the broadcast
from its 1966 inception until 2010. We recently lost Jerry on August
20. He was 91 years old.

Jerry Lewis Telethon 1970's.png

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Comedian,Founders,HISTORY,HOLIDAY,Host,Telethon,Television special,TV and have No Comments

STEELY DAN BAND MEMBER HAS DIED AT 67

Image result for walter becker

Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017)

According to his official website, Walter Becker, guitarist and the co-founder of the 
band Steely Dan, died today. The announcement did not reveal Becker’s cause of
death.

Steely Dan was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. The group
disbanded in 1981, but came back in 1993 and has been touring since then.

Image result for walter becker 2017

posted by Bob Karm in CURRENT EVENTS,DEATH,HISTORY,MUSIC,New release and have No Comments

HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST WORLD NEWS

today in history

Camille bohannon ap 1
CAMILLE BOHANNON

Image result for britain and france declared war on nazi germany

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in a radio broadcast, announced that Britain and France had declared war on  Nazi
Germany. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.

associated-press-2

Image result for the treaty of paris ends the american revolution

The Revolutionary War between the
U.S. and Great Britain ended
with the Treaty of Paris on this day in 1783.

top

Treaty of Paris original document.

associated-press-2

Image result for bloody end to the beslan hostage crisis in russia

End of the hostage crisis on this day in 2004.

Image result for bloody end to the beslan hostage crisis in russia

associated-press-2

Image result for viking 2 lands on mars

The NASA spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars on this day in 1976. The unmanned spacecraft took the first close-up, color photos of the
planet’s surface.

Related image

Related image

associated-press-2

Image result for nfl coach vince lombardi dies

Vincent Thomas Lombardi

(June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970)


Vince Lombardi died in Washington, D.C. of cancer on
Thursday morning, September 3, 1970. He was 57.
 
  
 

Related image

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,DEATH,Football,HISTORY,Hostage crisis,NASA,Nazi Germany,SPACE,Space probe,SPORTS,Treaty,WAR and have No Comments