Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965)

Winston Churchill was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War ll. He served as Prime Minister    twice (1940-1945 and 1951-1955).  

“Mockin’ Bird Hill” was recorded on January 17, 1951, first reached the Billboard pop music chart on February 24, 1951, lasting 22 weeks and
peaking at #2.

Patti Page turned 84 on November 8th

“Knock Three Times” went on to sell nine million copies.

Tony Orlando will be 68 years old on April 3rd.

Roots is a television miniseries based on Alex Haley’s novel Roots: The Sage of
an American Family. The series was broadcast on Sunday, January 23, 1977
and ended on January 30th. It received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning
nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. The Nielsen ratings
show Roots as the third-highest rated TV program ever. It introduced LeVar
Burton portraying Kunta Kinte, Haley’s maternal fourth great-grandfather

.