Archive for April 16th, 2018

NIGHT COURT STAR HAS DIED AT 65

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Harry Laverne Anderson
(October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018)


(Meredith-Fox-News) — Harry Anderson, known for his acting
role as Judge Harry Stone on "
Night Court" was found dead
in his Asheville, North Carolina home Monday morning. Foul
play was not suspected by officials.

Anderson’s acting career started with many appearances on
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC). This led him to the role of Harry
"The Hat" Gittes on multiple seasons of the NBC-TV sitcom
"Cheers", and eventually as Judge Harry Stone on "Night
Court" for nine seasons on NBC beginning in 1984. 

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CASTRO IN THE U.S. ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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Fidel Castro looks up at the Jefferson Memorial on April 16, 1959
during his visit to the United States.

   

Four months after leading a successful revolution in Cuba, Fidel Castro
visits the United States. The visit was marked by tensions between both 
Castro and the American government.

   

  

   
       
        
        

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST WORLD NEWS

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In Blacksburg, VA, on this day in 2007, a student killed 33 people at Virginia Tech before killing himself.

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The 23-year-old student gunman Seung-Hui Cho.

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In Texas City, TX. on this day in 1947, the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up, leaving
576 people dead.

    
   
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On this day in 1917, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution after years of exile.

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Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977)

Comedic silent film icon Charlie Chaplin gained world fame for portraying
his character, The Tramp (1915) and starred in
The Great Dictator (1940)
and
Modern Times. He had a career that lasted over 75 years, and became
one of the most important people in film history.

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On this day in 1996, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced that they were in the process of getting
a divorce.

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The Rolling Stones released their debut album on this day in 1964.

   

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Michael Jordan played his last NBA game on this day in 2003.

Michael Jordan, who was on the bench and unlikely to enter the game,
was re-inserted into the line-up by Washington Wizards coach Doug
Collins with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter after the crowd of 20,000+
chanted Michael’s name.

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