Archive for October, 2011

‘’BIG DADDY’’ IS 70 YEARS OLD TODAY

temptations THEN 

otis williams today 

Singer Otis Williams co-founded the Motown group The Temptations in the early 1960s 
1960S as The Elgins. Williams is the only surviving original member of The Temptations
which continue to perform today.

1966

temptations today

The Temptations today with Otis Williams, right front

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THE CARVING ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1941

mount rushmore today

The heads of former U.S. presidents from left: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln

mount rushmore  prior to the work 

Mount Rushmore prior to construction


mount rushmore working 

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Mount Rushmore during construction

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Gutzon Borglum

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture that was carved into the
granite face of mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota. It was sculpted
by Gutzon Borglum (above) and his son Lincoln. After federal funds were secured, construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents’ 60-foot faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Upon Gutzon Borglum’s death in March 1941,
his son Lincoln Borglum took over construction. Although the initial concept called
for each president to be depicted from head to waist,insufficient funding forced the
carving to end on October 31, 1941. The U.S. National Park Service took control of
Mount Rushmore in 1933 and manages the memorial today.

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A model of the site depicting Mount Rushmore’s intended final design.

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PORTLAND POSTCARD ~ 1908

portland postcard 1908 1

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SHOW CAUSED TERROR ON THIS DAY IN 1938

war of the worlds broadcast 

Welles in War of the Worlds

ORSON_WELLES

 


October 30, 1988, 50th anniversary documentary on the
radio show

tripod
A tripod

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HENRY WINKLER IS 66 TODAY!

  henry-winkler year book 
 
   fonzie

winkler today

Henry Franklin Winkler is a actor, director, producer, and an
author. He is well known for his portrayal of “The Fonz”, a
leather-clad greaser on the ABC-TV sitcom Happy Days from 
1974-1984. Winkler also played a morgue attendant in 
Night
Shift
(1982), which was directed by Happy Days co-star Ron
Howard.
  

night_shift

winkler in NightShift16

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