Archive for 2010

IT’S KATE CAPSHAW’S BIRTHDAY TODAY!

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Kate Capshaw has turned 57 today. She played Willie Scott in the
the 1984 movie“INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF  DOOM”.
The actress is married to the movies Director Steven Speilberg.

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,MOVIES and have No Comments

THE KILLER’S BIGGEST HIT!

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Sun records released this single by Jerry Lee Lewis on this day in 1957.
It climbed to the #2 chart position on Billboard. 

posted by Bob Karm in MUSIC and have No Comments

A QUIZ SHOW SCANDAL IN 1959

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It was on this date that a noted professor and writer, Charles Van Doren admitted to a House subcommittee that he had been given the questions and answers in advance of his appearances on the TV game show Twenty-One.

posted by Bob Karm in HISTORY,TV and have No Comments

CALIFORNIA U.S. SENATE RACE IN 1950

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Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas.
Helen was a well-known star on Broadway in the 1920’s.

posted by Bob Karm in ELECTION,HISTORY and have No Comments

WHEEL OF FORTUNE ANNOUNCER HAS DIED

wheel of fortuneCHARLIE O'DONNELL KRLA 1981
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Wheel of Fortune announcer…Charlie O’Donnell died
late Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of
death is unclear at this time. Charlie was well known
as a D.J. at  radio station KRLA in Los Angeles. He
was 78-years-old.

posted by Bob Karm in DEATH,RADIO,TV and have No Comments