ACTION-COMEDY SERIES DEBUTED IN 1979

The Dukes of Hazzard (1979–1985) titles ...


On January 26, 1979, “The Dukes of Hazzard,” a television
comedy about two cousins in the rural South and their
souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger known as the General Lee,
debuted on CBS.

The show, which originally aired for seven seasons, centered
around cousins Bo Duke (John Schneider) and Luke Duke
(Tom Wopat) and their ongoing efforts to elude their nemeses,
the crooked county commissioner “Boss” Jefferson Davis Hogg
(Sorrell Booke) and the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
(James Best).

“The Dukes of Hazzard” was known for its car chases, stunts
and the General Lee.

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General Lee From “Dukes of Hazzard” Losing Its Confederate Flag
The General Lee in action.

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FIRST EMMY AWARDS PRESENTED IN 1949

The very first Emmy® Awards were held on Jan. 25, 1949. | Emmy awards, Blow your mind, Awards

The first Emmy Awards ceremony was held on January 25, 1949
at the Hollywood Athletic Club.

The awards recognize excellence in television (which in the
1940s was a novel medium).

Hollywood’s first television academy had been founded three
years earlier by Sydney Cassyd, a former film editor for Frank
Capra who later worked as a grip at Paramount Studios and
an entertainment journalist.

At a time when only about 50,000 American households had
TV sets, Cassyd saw the need for an organization that would
foster productive discussion of the fledgling entertainment
medium.

Syd Cassyd - Hollywood Star Walk - Los Angeles Times
Sydney Cassyd (1908 – 2000) 

       
1st Ever Emmy Awards are Held on 25 January 1949 #history #thisdayinhistory #emmyawards - YouTube

a large group of people sitting at long tables

Syd Cassyd Documentary - Hollywood Walk of Fame

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HISTORY HAPPENED ON THIS DAY

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MIKE GRACIA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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How Reagan Almost Crushed Wokeness
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)    
    
    
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POPULAR SINGER IS 84 TODAY!

Neil Diamond - #TBT to a young Neil in the studio ~Team ...

Neil Diamond

Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has sold more than 130 million
records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians
of all time. He has written and recorded ten singles that reached
No. 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100. 

Neil Diamond – Greatest Hits album art - Fonts In Use

Happy Birthday to You - Wikipedia

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‘’SNL’’ MEMBER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

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Belushi as a senior at Wheaton Central High School (1967)

Rolling Stone Magazine # 361 January 21 1982 John Belushi (Single Back  Issue): Rolling Stone: Amazon.com: Books
John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982)     
Born in Chicago, Illinois. 
    
    
   
Belushi was a comedian, actor and musician who was one
of seven
Saturday Night Live cast members of the first        
season on NBC.

During a preliminary hearing held in September 1985, two
Los Angeles pathologists testified that Belushi’s cause of
death was due to a drug overdose. He was 33.

Remembering John Belushi 30 years after his death
“Blues Brothers” with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi (1980)

The most memorable quotes from 'Animal House' | Yardbarker
Bluto (John Belushi): "See if you can guess what I am now."
”Animal House” (1978)

John Belushi, 25 years after his death, remains an influence on movies,  music and comedy

Belushi' Trailer: Showtime Crafts A New Portrait Of A Beloved Comedy Legend

John Belushi | Saturday Night Live, Blues Brothers, & Biography | Britannica

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