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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1966
COMIC STRIP DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1934
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.
IBM PC UNVAILED ON THIS DATE IN 1981
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.
JANE WYATT (August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006)
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.
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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