Archive for April, 2011

THIS WAS #1 ON THIS DATE IN 1964

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BEATLES

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ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. TURNED 46 TODAY

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Actor Robert John Downey, Jr. made his screen debut in 1970, at the age
of five when he appeared in his father’s film Pound. In 1992 Downey was
cast as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin, for which he received an Academy Award
nomination for Best Actor. In 2007, Downey was cast as the Iron Man. The
film was a huge success; the opening weekend for Iron Man is still in the top
20 openings of all time. In 2008, Downey portrayed an Australian method
actor playing an African-American soldier in Tropic Thunder. He received
his second Oscar nomination for the film, in the category of Best Supporting
Actor. In 2009, Downey starred as the lead character in Sherlock Holmes. He
won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-
Musical or Comedy for his role as the famous detective.

 

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Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder

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Downey as the Iron Man

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Robert Downey, Jr as Charlie Chaplin

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TREATY SIGNED ON THIS DATE IN 1949

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signing of nato treaty

The North Atlantic Treaty was signed (above) on April 4, 1949, thus forming the  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It’s headquarters are located in 
Brussels, Belgium. It is an intergovernmental military alliance with members
agreeing to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

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RECORDED ON THIS DATE IN 1939


Moonlight Serenade
” was recorded on the RCA Bluebird label and was
a Top Ten hit on the pop charts in 1939, reaching number three on the
Billboard charts, where is stayed for fifteen weeks. It was the #5 top
hit of 1939 on Billboard in the year end tally of the top records of
1939. 

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A PORTLAND RESTAURANT FROM THE PAST

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From an interesting blog called…”THE CEDAR CHEST”. For more click below http://thecedarchestblog.blogspot.com/

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