Archive for March 14th, 2012
HERTZ RENT A CAR ~ 1965
CARTOONIST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1920
Hank Ketcham and his son Dennis
Henry (Hank) King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001)
Hank Ketcham created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, which he both
wrote and drew from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from working with the
daily cartoon and took up painting full time in his studio. Ketcham, who
was born in Seattle, Washington, received the Reuben Award for the
strip, which continues in the hands of capable artists today.
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LES BROWN AND HIS BAND OF RENOWN
RETIRED ASTRONAUT IS 85 TODAY
Frank Frederick Borman, II is a retired NASA astronaut and engineer, who
is best remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly
around the Moon along with fellow crew mates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.
After leaving NASA, Borman was the CEO of Eastern Air Lines from 1975
to 1986. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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