Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)
The earliest known observance of Lincoln’s birthday occurred in Buffalo, New York,
in 1874. Julius Francis, a Buffalo druggist, made it his life’s mission to honor the
slain president. He repeatedly petitioned Congress to establish Lincoln’s birthday
as a legal holiday.
Lorne Greene (February 12, 1915 – September 11, 1987)
Greene was a Canadian actor and musician who is best known for his
television roles as Ben Cartwright on the NBC-TV series Bonanza from
1959 to 1973 and as Commander Adama on the the ABC-TV series
Battlestar Galactica, 1978 to 1979.
Lorne Green gave up a career in chemical engineering and, upon
graduation from college, found a job as a radio broadcaster for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Greene in Battlestar Galactica
Standing from right: Will Rogers, Art Gillham, Wendell Hall, Eveready Quartet The orchestra is the Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra. Violinist Ben Posner
is standing behind the microphone.
The Eveready Hour was the first sponsored network variety program in the history
history of broadcasting. It debuted on WEAF Radio in New York. It was paid for by
the National Carbon Company, which at the time owned Eveready Battery.The long-running host of the show was Wendell Hall, a banjo-playing singer who wrote the
popular “Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo””. Hall, who was called “The Red Headed Music
Maker”, was married on the show in 1924 (pictured below).
The Wendell Hall wedding ceremony
Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926-November 28, 2010)
Nielsen, with co-star Anne Francis in his second film, Forbidden Planet (1956)
1980
1988
LOS ANGELES –Fox News confirmed that singer Whitney Houston, who
reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image
were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage
to singer Bobby Brown, was found dead today.
The Beverly Hills Police Department responded to an emergency call from
the Beverly Hills Hotel. Officials did not see any obvious signs of criminal
intent, and are currently investigating to determine the cause of death.
