Archive for August 25th, 2012

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPECIAL IN 1976

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ASTRONAUT ARMSTRONG IS DEAD AT 82

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       Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012)

CINCINNATI (AP) – Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described "nerdy"
engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved U.S. pilot
he made "one giant leap for mankind" with the first step on the moon.

The modest man who entranced and awed people on Earth has died.

Armstrong died Saturday following complications resulting from
cardiovascular procedures, a statement from his family said. It didn’t
say where he died.

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the
moon July 20, 1969, capping the most daring of the 20th century’s
scientific expeditions. His first words after setting foot on the surface
are etched in history books and in the memories of those who heard
them in a live broadcast.

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PENNY POST CARD ~ 1920

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Interstate 5 Bridge and the Portland-Vancouver Ferry

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TODAY IS SEAN CONNERY’S 82nd BIRTHDAY

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Connery in the Royal Navy 


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Sean Connery as James Bond

SEAN CONNERY TODAY

Sean Connery was the first actor to portray Ian Fleming’s iconic agent
007 James Bond when the franchise was launched in 1962 with “Dr. No”. 

 

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007 GUN

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,CURRENT EVENTS,Drama,HISTORY,MILITARY,MOVIES,THEN AND NOW and have No Comments

ON FANKIE LAINE TIME IN 1956

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From Frankie Laine Time which aired on CBS in 1956. It was the first 
national television appearance for Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers.

 

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