Fromme was sentenced to life in prison, but was released from
custody on August 14, 2009, nearly 3 years after Ford’s death.
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ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON THIS DAY IN 1975
MITZI GAYNO IS 80 TODAY
Mitzi Gaynor well known actress, singer and dancer. Her biggest screen role
role was that of Ensign Nellie Forbush in Rogers and Hammerstein’s South
Pacific (1958), one of the most successful musicals of all time. She was
was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best actress.
KODAK NAME REGISTERED ON THIS DAY IN 1888
On September 4, 1888, inventor George Eastman registered the trademark
Kodak and the first model of the Kodak camera (below) soon appeared. It
took round pictures 2½ inches in diameter, was of the fixed focus type and
carried a roll of film sufficient for 100 exposures.
George Eastman is shown taking pictures with his Kodak camera.
THE NUMBER ONE HIT ON THIS DAY IN 1965
Help!" was both the title song for the 1965 film and its soundtrack album
(above). The single released from the album went to number one for three
weeks in both the United States and the United Kingdom. In2004, “Help!”
was listed at the number 29 spot on Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time”.
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