Archive for March, 2011

‘’THE FATHER OF MODERN PHYSICS’’ ~ BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1879

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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who discovered the theory
of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. His great intelligence and originality have made the word "Einstein" synonymous with genius. He died in 1955 at the age of 76. 

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AVIATION HISTORY IN OREGON

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Pictured above is an airship under construction during 1909 – 1910 by the Preble-Rekar Airship company of Portland, Oregon. The rigid dirigible was to be 250 feet long and 24 feet in diameter. It was never completed. 

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JAZZ DRUMMER JOE MORELLO IS DEAD AT 82

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TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Legendary jazz drummer Joe Morello, whose
virtuosity and command of odd time signatures made him an integral part of
the Dave Brubeck Quartet on such classic recordings as "Take Five" and
"Blue Rondo a la Turk," has died at age 82. Family members said Morello
died Saturday at his home in northern New Jersey. A cause of death was not 
immediately available. Brubeck said the loss of his friend "came as a complete 
shock to me."

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MICHAEL CAINE TURNED 78 TODAY

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Sir Michael Caine,(born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite); is an English film
actor and author. He has appeared in over one hundred films and is one of
Britain’s most recognizable and respected actors. Caine is well known for such
films as Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), Academy Award winning roles for
best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and The Cider
House Rules (1999). More recently Michael Caine has played Alfred , the
butler from Batman Begins (2005), and The Dark Knight (2008). Caine is
one of two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting, either lead
or supporting, in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s…the other actor
being Jack Nicholson. In 2000, Caine was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth ll.  

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Michael Caine with Christian Bale, right, in The Dark Knight

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CLASSIC ROCK ‘N ROLL MOVIE PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1956

 

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