Archive for May 8th, 2012

IT WAS TOMORROW WITH TOM

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Tomorrow (also known as The Tomorrow Show and, after 1980, Tomorrow Coast to Coast) was a late-night television show hosted by Tom Snyder . The show aired on
NBC from October 15, 1973 – December 17, 1981. Guests featured included Paul McCartney, “Weird Al” Yankovic in his first TV appearance, and John Lennon in his
last TV interview. Los Angeles news anchor Kelly Lange, a good friend of Snyder,
was the regular substitute guest host. Snyder died on July 29, 2007, in San
Francisco at the age of 71 from complications of leukemia.

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John Lennon with Tom Snyder

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VICTORY IN EUROPE ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Winston Churchill

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VE Day in New York’s Times Square.

 

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Victory in Europe Day, also known as VE Day, commemorates the date when the
World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed
forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. The formal
surrender of the occupying German forces in the Channel Islands was not until
9 May 1945. Celebrations erupted throughout the western world, from Moscow
to New York upon hearing of the surrender.

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Famous photo of a Couple Kissing in Times Square on VE Day

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SUCCESSFUL SINGER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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   Eric Hilliard (Ricky) Nelson
(May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985)

Ricky Nelson placed 53 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1957
and1973 including "Poor Little Fool", which holds the distinction of
being the first #1 song on Billboard magazine’s then newly created
Hot 100 chart. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
on January 21, 1987. 
 
Nelson began his entertainment career in 1949 playing himself in the
radio sitcom series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The series 
premiered on ABC television on October 10, 1952, and ran until
September 3, 1966.

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PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1884

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Harry S. Truman, 6 Months Old, 1884

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                Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) 

             Truman was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953).

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