My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious
Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming at the turn of the 20th century. The program
was filmed in color but initially aired on Fridays in black and white on CBS
until February 1, 1957. It was a mid-season replacement for Gene Autry’s
The Adventures of Champion. Both shows failed in the ratings against
ABC’s The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
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WESTERN SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1956
FIRST GOLD RECORD AWARDED ON THIS DATE IN 1942
The Glenn Miller recording of CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO was no.1 for
nine weeks on the Billboard Best Sellers chart. It became the first record
to be certified a gold disc for sales of 1,200,000. In 1996, the recording
was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
JOE PESCI BECAME 68 TODAY
Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci , actor, comedian, singer and musician has
starred in a number of films such as Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995),
My Cousin Vinny (1992), JFK (1991), and Home Alone (1990). Pesci
won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1990 for his
role as movster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas.
NINTH U.S. PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1773
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and
the first president to die in office. The oldest president elected until Ronald
Reagan in 1980, Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications
from pneumonia-the shortest tenure in U.S.presidential history.
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