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BAN ON CIGARETTE ADS SIGNED ON THIS DAY

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On April 1, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon signed a
measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and
television, to take effect after Jan. 1, 1971.

Nixon,
who was an avid pipe smoker, indulging in as
many as eight
bowls a day, supported the legislation
at the increasing insistence of public health advocates.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804)

 

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Alexander Hamilton Monument in
Central Park, New York  City.

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FIRST ACTOR TO MAKE ANTISMOKING PSA

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Television and movie actor William Talman, best known for playing
Los Angeles District Attorney Hamilton Burger in the CBS television
series Perry Mason (Sept. 21, 1957 – May 22, 1966).

Talman is also known for being the first actor in Hollywood to film an
antismoking public service announcement for the American Cancer
Society
. A lifelong heavy smoker, he was diagnosed with lung cancer,

and knew he was dying when he filmed the commercial.

The short film began with the words: “Before I die, I want to do what I can

to leave a world free of cancer for my six children. Talman requested that
the commercial not be aired until after his death.

 

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William Talman as seen in a 1957 episode of Perry Mason.

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IT MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY

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On this day in 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry (above) 
released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite
health hazard.

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Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo from
Wheeler Field in Honolulu,
Hawaii to Oakland Airport in Oakland,
California on this day in 1935.

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Amelia in Oakland, triumphant after the Hawaii-to-California flight.

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Amelia Mary Earhart, (born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937)

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IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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JOHN BELMONT

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On this day in 1964, the U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which gave President Johnson broad powers in dealing
with reported North Vietnamese attacks on
U.S. forces.

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U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal on this day in 1942, marking the
start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World
War II.

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U.S. Marines rest in the field during the Guadalcanal campaign.

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On this day in 1947, the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, which had carried
a six-man crew (below) 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean,crashed
into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago.

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Ten Years Ago Barry Bonds Hit Homer 756 And Became Public Enemy No. 1
On this day in 2007, at the Giants home AT&T Park in San Francisco, Berry Bonds hit a 435 foot (133 m) home run, his 756th, off a pitch
from
Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals, breaking the all-
time career home run record, formerly held by
Hank Aaron. Bonds,
was indicted later that year on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying under oath to a federal grand jury looking
into steroid use among pro athletes.
   


    
    
    
    
   

Barry Lamar Bonds turned 54 in July.

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