Archive for May, 2011

KATHARIN HEPBURN (MAY 12, 1907 – JUNE 29, 2003)

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KatharineHepburn later

Throughout her six-decade career, Katharin Hepburn co-starred with
screen legends such as Cary Grant (Bringing Up Baby-1938), Humphrey
Bogart (African Queen-1951), John Wayne (Rooster Cogburn-1975), and
Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond-1981). Her most remembered pairing was 
with Spencer Tracy, with whom she made many films, including 1942’s
Woman of the Year
.

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Hepburn with Spencer Tracy

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John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn from Rooster Cogburn.

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PORTLAND POSTCARD ~ 1916

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE TUBELESS TIRE ON THIS DATE IN 1947

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The B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio announced, after more three years of engineering , the development of a tubeless tire. After successful testing, Goodrich
won patents for the new tires various features in 1952. Within three years ,the
tubeless tire came standard on most new automobiles.

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FOSTER BROOKS (MAY 11, 1912 – DEC. 20, 2001)

FOSTER BROOKS YOUNG

Foster Brooks on the Dean Martin Show

Foster Brooks in Vegas

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RIVER EXPLORED ON THIS DATE IN 1792

columbia river
The mighty Columbia River

 

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On the evening of May 11, 1792, American merchant sea Captain Robert
Gray of Boston (above) sailed into the river that he named “Columbia” in
honor of his ship, Columbia Rediviva, becoming the first recorded explorer
to navigate the river.The voyage was eventually used as a basis for
America’s claim on the Pacific Northwest.Gray spent nine days on the
river trading fur pelts before leaving.

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robert-gray0 ship

Depictions of the private vessel named Columbia Rediviva used to travel the
approximate 13 mile trip up the Columbia River.

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