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‘’GREAT COMMUNICATOR” BORN ON THIS DAY

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

As the 40th president of the United States, the former movie star
was called the “Great Communicator” for his ability to get through
to ordinary Americans and give them hope and optimism for their
own future and that of their country.

Despite his lifelong opposition to “big” government, he was credited
with restoring faith in the U.S. government and the presidency after
a long era of disillusionment in the wake of Nixon, Vietnam and
economic hardship under Carter.

But before his years of Hollywood stardom, and long before
Washington,
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911,
in Tampico, a small town in northwestern
Illinois.

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A TELEVISION FIRST ON THIS DAY IN 1949

First Emmy Awards Historical Marker
First Emmy Awards Marker outside the Hollywood Athletic
Club. 

The first Emmy Awards ceremony, which was televised, was held
on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club (below). The a
wards recognize excellence in television, which in the 1940s was
a novel medium and only 4,000 homes in Los Angeles had televisions.      
 

The awards were hosted by Walter O’Keefe who substituted for
Rudy Vallée when he had to leave town at the last minute.
   

Most Outstanding Television Personality: Twenty-year-old Shirley Dinsdale and her puppet sidekick “Judy Splinters” (below) for
‘The Judy Splinters Show.’   


Bela Lugosi lived at the Hollywood Athletic Club off and on during the late 1920's and early ...    
 The very first Emmy® Awards were held on Jan. 25, 1949. | Emmy awards, Blow your mind, Awards  

A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD HISTORY - Jan. 25, 1949: the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences held its ...

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LEGENDARY LEAD SINGER HAS PASSED

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(From left) Mary Ann Ganser, Betty Weiss, Marge Ganser and Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las pose for a portrait Circa 1964 in New York City. - Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
(From left) Mary Ann Ganser (died 1970), Betty Weiss,
Marge Ganser (died 1996) and Mary Weiss of The
Shangri-Las pose for a portrait Circa 1964.

S Photo of SHANGRI-LAS, B&W Posed, L-R Margie Ganser, Mary Weiss, Liz... | La music, Shangri la ... 

Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss dies aged 75

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of 1960s pop group The Shangri-Las,
has died at the age of 75.

The female group rose to stardom with a run of hit songs about
teenage love and tragedy, including “Remember (Walking In The
Sand)” and “Leader Of The Pack”, which was later inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s singles category.

Mary vanished from the music scene for decades, returning in
2007 to record her first solo album with
Norton Records.

The announcement of her death, made on Friday, did not disclose
the cause.

Mary Weiss who sang Leader Of The Pack as lead singer of 1960s girl ...
In 2019, the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland,
Ohio honored the Shangri-Las’ "Leader of the Pack",
on which Weiss sang lead, in its Singles category.

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YOUNGEST ELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME

Lot Detail - 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax Rookie Card – SGC 96 MINT 9

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Sanford Koufax, Nicknamed “the left Arm of God” and 
“Dandy Sandy," is 88.

On January 19,  1972, 36-year-old Sandy Koufax, the former
Los Angeles Dodgers star, became the youngest player
elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. "This is the only thing
that’s made having to retire early a little easier," says Koufax,
who retired at age 30. "This is the biggest honor I’ve ever been
given, not just in baseball, but in my life."

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COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER IS 79 TODAY

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With a career spanning over fifty years, Dolly Parton has been
described as a "country music legend" and has sold more than
100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-
selling artists of all time.         

       
Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I’m Dolly,
which led to success during the remainder of the 1960s
(both as a solo artist and with a series of duet albums with
Porter Wagoner),        

       
She has received 11
Grammy Awards out of 50 nominations,
including the Lifetime Achievement Award; ten
Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and is
one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music
Association’s Entertainer of the Year Award; five
Academy
of Country Music Awards
, also including Entertainer of the
Year; four
People’s Choice Awards; and three American
Music Awards
.

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Dolly with Porter Wagoner.

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