The great Satchmo
Louis Armstrong, who lead the Billboard Hot 100 with "Hello Dolly" in
1964, died of heart failure at the age of 69. His often played rendition
of "What A Wonderful World" reached #32 in 1988 when it was used
in the 1987 movie Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams. In
1990 Louis Armstrong was induced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1935 poster
Terry and the Pirates is a short-lived television adventure series based on the popular Milton Caniff comic strip. It was a syndicated telecast from June 26, 1953 to November
21, 1953 (18 episodes). Canada Dry Ginger Ale was the show’s original sponsor.
“Love in Bloom” became the theme song of Jack Benny who
was known to play it off-key on his violin.
Jack Benny
Micheline Bernardini is seen modeling the very first bikini in 1946. The two-
piece bathing suit, created by French engineer Louis Réard and fashion
designer Jacques Heim Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion
show at the Molitor Pool in Paris.
