James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) served as a U.S.
Senator from South Carolina from 1954 until 2003, at first as a Democrat and
after 1964 as a Republican. On August 29, 1957 he concluded the longest
filibuster ever by a lone senator, in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of
1957. He held the floor, speaking nonstop for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
Sen. Strom Thurmond gives a wave as he leaves the Senate chamber at the
end of his 24-hour filibuster.
The Fugitive is a drama series starring David Jansen as Dr. Richard
Kimble. It originally aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. During its debut
season, The Fugitive was the 28th highest rated show and went to 5th
place in its second season. The shows finale in 1967, in which the fate
of Dr. Kimgle ws revealed, held the record at that time for the highest
share of television viewers to watch the finale of a series at 72%. In
1965, Alan Armer, the producer and head writer of the series,received
an award from the Mystery Writers of America. In 1993, TV Guide
named The Fugitive, a Q.M. Production, the best dramatic series
of the 1960s.
The one armed man
“Oh, Pretty Woman” was a huge success for Roy Orbison. It spent
three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Michael Joseph Jackson
(August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
“Human Nature” was released on July 3, 1983, reaching number
two on Billboard’s Hot Adult Contemporary chart and number
seven on the Hot 100. The song became Jackson’s fifth Top 10
hit from Michael Jackson’s Thriller album.
(28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978)
Charles Boyer was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films
between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer
started on the stage, but he found great success in movies during the
1930s. His memorable performances were among the era’s most highly
praised romantic dramas, Algiers (1938) and Love Affair (1939). Another
famous role was in the 1944 mystery-thriller Gaslight. He received four
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor.
