Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical was a product of the hippie
counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s. Some of the songs became
anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. The musical broke new
ground in musical theater. When the show opened on Broadway it ran for
1,750 performances.
Hair peace sign logo pin
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001). The stock car
racing legend died in a final-lap crash during the 2001 Daytona 500. He has
been inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the inaugural class of the
NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Actress Uma Thurman has had leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from
romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action movies. Among
her best-known performances are those in the Quentin Tarantino films Pulp
Fiction (1994), for which she received an Oscar nomination, and Kill Bill
(2003). She won a Golden Globe Award for her role in HBO’s Hysterical
Blindness (2002). Uma will be a member of the jury for the main competition
at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
ABC’s Wide World of Sports is a sports anthology series that ran from April 29, 1961
to August 26, 1998 on the ABC television network and was originally hosted by Jim McKay (below). The title continued to be used for general sports programs until 2006.
Jim McKay
Howard Cosell with Muhammad Ali in 1972
Left to right: Al Michaels and Chris Economaki
