Archive for August, 2011

NUMBER ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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”summer In The City” is ranked number 393 on Rolling Stone’s
list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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COMIC STRIP DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1934

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The comic strip Li’l Abner featured a clan of hillbillies in the town of Dogpatch,
Kentucky. The strip was written and drawn by Al Capp (below) and ran for 43
years, from  August 13, 1934 through November 13, 1977. It was distributed
by United Features Syndicate to many newspa[ers throught the United States,
Canada and Europe and was read by millions of people.

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Al Capp (1909-1979)

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NUMBER ONE AT THIS TIME IN 1962

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This is considered to be Sedaka’s signature song. 

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IBM PC UNVAILED ON THIS DATE IN 1981

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The IBM (International Business Machines) PC was introduced on August
12, 1981, originally designated IBM 5150. The IBM PC became the industry
standard. In 1991.

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JANE WYATT (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006)

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Jane Wyatt with Billy Gray

Jane Waddington Wyatt was a actress perhaps best known for her role as
the housewife and mother on the CBS television comedy Father Knows Best
(1954-1960), and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the
television Sci-Fi series Star Trek. Wyatt was a three-time Emmy Award winner.

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The cast of “Father Knows Best”: clockwise from top left,
Elinor Donahue, Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray and
Lauren Chapin.

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