Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski
On August 9, 1969, cult leader Charles Manson and his followers entered the
home of movie director Roman Polanski and brutally murdered Polanski’s
wife (actress Sharon Tate), movie director Voityck Frykowski, famous hair
stylist Jay Sebring, student Steven Parent and coffee heiress Abigail Folger.
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For those of you who are Left Handers, also commonly referred to as
Southpaws, then this day is just for you! International Left Handers Day
is celebrated worldwide on this day every year. This blogger happens
to be right handed, but I want to take this time to show my appreciation
for my left handed friends, loved ones and one of my favorite left handed
musicians, Dick Dale ‘The King of the Surf Guitar’.
Dick Dale turned 75 in May
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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980)
English film director and producer was described by MovieMaker magazine
as the most influential filmmaker of all time, and is widely regarded as one
of cinema’s most significant artists.
Director Hitchcock on the set
"American Woman" by Canadian rock band The Guess Who was
first released in January 1970 on the album of the same name and
later in March as a single. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Elvis Presley
Library checkout card
(Fox News) – Nearly 35 years after his death, a library book checkout card signed
by a teen Elvis Presley will be available at auction.
Elvis was 13 when he checked out a copy of “The Courageous Heart: A Life of
Andrew Jackson for Young Readers” from Humes High School in Memphis,
Tenn., according to the Daily Mail.
The 1948 library card with Elvis’ signature was found by a librarian while discarding
old books,according to the paper.
The current bid for the card, which is being sold with a copy of the book, is $2,600,
and is expected to grow to at least $4,000 when the Heritage Auction closes on
August 14, two days before the 35th anniversary of the singer’s death.
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