Archive for November 20th, 2011

KEVIN COSTNER IN EARLY APPLE AD

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MAKE FEEDING BABY FUN ! GE AD FROM 1963

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NAVAL BLOCKADE ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1962

 cuban missile crisis over

On November 20, 1962, Just over a month after the Cuban Missile crisis began, President John F. Kennedy lifted the naval blockade after hearing that Soviet
premier Nikita Khrushchev had ordered the Soviet missile bases in Cuba be
dismantled within 30 days. Kennedy also agreed to the removal of US missiles
from the Soviet border in Turkey.

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President Kennedy       

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Nikita Khrushchev

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BO DEREK IS STILL A 10 AT 55!

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1979

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Actress Mary Cathleen Collins, better known as Bo Derek received a Golden
Globe nomination for new star of the year for her role as Jenny Hanley in the
1979 comedy film 10. She makes an occasional film, television or documentary appearance today.  In 2006, Bo Derek was appointed to the Board of Trustees
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President George W.
Bush, serving on the Operations Committee.  

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RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1929

rise of the goldbergs

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Gertrude Berg


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Cast of The Goldbergs

The Rise of the Goldbergs began on the NBC radio network as a weekly
15-minute comedy-drama on Wednesday November 20, 1929, going daily
in 1931. The series moved to CBS radio in 1936 with the title shortened to
The Goldbergs and ran until 1946. The program was devised by writer-
actress Gertrude Berg.

the-goldbergs ad

Bud Collyer
Announcer of the show was Clayton “Bud” Collyer

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