Today is the day to go back in time. It’s National Retro Day!
It’s your day to look back – and think of easy times.
According to National Day Calendar, Hermelinda A. Aguilar
and Robert and Tina Duran founded National Retro Day to
take a look back at how life was before social media, the
internet, and smartphones became a necessity of our daily
lives.
Hermelinda A. Aguilar
Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
(27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011)
Elizabeth Taylor began her career as a child actress in the early
1940s and was one of the most popular stars of the classical
Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world’s
highest paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known
public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film
Institute ranked her seventh on its greatest female screen
legends list.
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Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in the 1963 epic drama film.
On February 27, 1827, a group of masked and costumed
students danced through the streets of New Orleans,
Louisiana, marking the beginning of the city’s famous
Mardi Gras celebrations.
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the
practice of the last night of consuming rich, fatty foods
in preparation for the fasting season of Lent.
A beloved figure in the NASCAR broadcasting world has
died.
Andrew Lorenz, a former driver turned media figure,
passed away following an illness.
Lorenz, who played an important role behind the scenes
in the NASCAR world, had been dealing with heart issues
and was hospitalized for 10 days and under Hospice care
for 12 days.
ROSS SIMPSON
Johnny served four years in the Air Force.
Cash enlisted in the Air Force on July 7, 1950,
shortly after the start of the Korean War. After
basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and
technical training at Brooks Air Force Base,
both in San Antonio, Texas, he was assigned
to the 12th Radio Squadron Mobile of the U.S.
Air Force Security Service at Landsberg, West
Germany.
The Man in Black.
Born to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas,
country singer – songwriter Johnny Cash rose to
fame during the mid-1950s in the burgeoning
rockabilly scene in Memphis, Tennessee.
Cash is one of the best-selling music artists of all
time, having sold more than 90 million records
worldwide. His genre-spanning music embraced
country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and
gospel sounds.
His crossover appeal earned him the rare honor of
being inducted into the Country Music, Rock and
Roll, and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
