Archive for August, 2012

THE 1960 FORD ‘’T–BIRD’’

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From its introduction in 1955 to its most recent departure in 2005, Ford has produced over 4.4 million Thunderbirds.

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FORMER ASTRONAUT IS 81 TODAY

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Neil Armstrong as a child in a band uniform, circa 1940

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Neil Alden Armstrong is a former NASA astronaut, Naval Aviator, aerospace
engineer
, university professor, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon.

 


Apollo 11 mission, July 21, 1969. Armstrong descends
the ladder for the first walk on the Moon.

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posted by Bob Karm in Aviation,BIRTHDAY,CURRENT EVENTS,DEBUT,Government,HISTORY,SPACE,THEN AND NOW and have No Comments

COMIC STRIP DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1974

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Bill Hinds and Jeff Millar


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Tank McNamara is a daily syndicated comic strip written by Jeff Millar and illustrated
by Bill Hinds. The title character is a local sports television reporter who used to be
a
defensive lineman in the National Football League. The strip focuses primarily
on contemporary athletics and related subjects like politics and and social issues.

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posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,ART,CARTOON,DEBUT,HISTORY,NEWSPAPER,SPORTS and have No Comments

VOTED BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!

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Kim Novak and James Stewart in Vertigo

The 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo was directed by Alfred Hitchcock
and stars James Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes. The initial
release of the film received mixed reviews, but has since garnered acclaim
and is now considered a classic, defining work of Hitchcock’s career. It was
recently named the best film of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics’ pool.

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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