Archive for June, 2011

MOVIE STAR RYAN DUNN DEAD AT 34

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(AP)

"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn died in a fiery car crash in Pennsylvania early
this morning.

According to TMZ, Dunn, 34, and an unidentified person both died in
the crash of a 2007 Porsche, which happened around 3 a.m. at Route
322 and New Street in West Goshen Township.

According to reports, the crash occurred when his car veered off the
roadway and burst into flames. Speed may have been a factor.

TMZ reports that Dunn was driving.

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ANNE MURRAY TURNED 66 TODAY

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Anne Murray is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary
music  styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies. Murray was
the first Canadian female solo singer to reach #1 on the U.S. charts, and
also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs,
“Snowbird” (1970).

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U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE ESTABLISHED ON THIS DATE IN 1941

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The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was a forerunner of todays
U.S. Air Force. Renamed from the  Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part
of the U.S. Army. The Air Corps was renamed the United States Army Air
Forces by Congress on June 20,1941 and was active till September
17, 1947.

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U.S. Army Air Forces Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
("Hap Arnold Emblem")

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The United States Air Force Symbol today

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BRIAN WILSON IS 69 TODAY

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Gibson Booth at NAMM 2006

Brian Douglas Wilson is best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the
group The Beach Boys. Besides being the primary composer in the group, he
also functioned as the band’s main producer and arranger. In 1988, Wilson
and his band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which refers
to Wilson on its website as "One of the few undisputed geniuses in popular
music”.  In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine published a list of the "100 Greatest
Singers of All Time", and ranked Wilson number 52. Wilson won a Grammy
Award in 2005 for “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow (Fire)” as Best Rock Instrumental. 

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ED SULLIVAN SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1948

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The Ed Sullivan Show was a TV variety that originally ran on CBS from Sunday
June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan, a New
York entertainment columnist. The show was first titled Toast of the Town, but
was widely referred to as the Ed Sullivan Show for years before September 25,
1955, when that became its official name. Among the debut acts were Dean
martin and Jerry Lewis. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on
TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. The show originally aired 
live from the Maxine Elliot Theater at Broadway and 39th St. before moving
to its permanent home at CBS-TV Studio 50 in New York City, later renamed
the Ed Sullivan Theater.

 

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