Archive for November 7th, 2011

SMOKIN’ JOE FRAZIER IS DEAD AT 67!

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Philadelphia (AP) – Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier 
died Monday night after losing his fight with liver cancer. The cancer
was diagnosed in late September and he was admitted to hospice care.  

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SONG CHARTED ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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"Too Many Fish in the Sea" was group’s first top 40 pop hit in
almost a year reaching number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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MAD FILM PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
is a 1963 all-star Cinerama epic comedy film
produced and directed by Stanley Kramer. Two comedians of the day are absent
from the ensemble cast: Groucho Marx refused to appear when Kramer couldn’t
meet his fee, while Stan Laurel declined because he felt he was too old-looking
to be funny. It has been called the comedy to end all comedies. 

 

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VINTAGE POSTER OF MULTNOMAH FALLS

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PARTY SYMBOL DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1874

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The traditional mascot of the Republican party is the elephant. A political cartoon (above) by Thomas Nast, published in Harpers Weekly on November 7, 1874, is considered the first notable appearance  of the symbol.

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Thomas Nast is Considered the father of American
political cartooning.

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Harpers Weekly, 11-7-1874

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