Archive for April, 2011

THE DAY’S OF THE BOOMBOX

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JOHN WAYNE RECEIVED HIS OSCAR ON THIS DATE IN 1970

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John Wayne is pictured with presenter Barbra Streisand at the 42nd Annual
Academy Awards. He received his first and only Academy Award for Best 
Actor in a Leading Role for the film True Grit. He had been in over 200  
movies.

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John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn

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DAVID FROST IS 72 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Sir David  Frost, is a British journalist, comedian, writer and media personality, 
is must known for his interviews with various political figures, the most famous
being Richard Nixon in August of 1977. The interviews were the most watched
in the history of television and were the subject of a play in 2006 and the 2008
Ron Howard film  Frost Nixon.

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Picture taken of David Frost (left) during the actual interview with Richard Nixon

Nixon talks time mag 
May 1977 issue

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May 23, 1977 issue

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PREMIER OF SONNY & CHER MOVIE ON THIS DATE IN 1967


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BILLBOARD’S #1 SONG ON THIS DATE IN 1956


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