Archive for August, 2012

DAVID SOUL IS 69 TODAY

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Soul is a actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth
"Hutch" Hutchinson in the television program Starsky and Hutch which 
aired between April 30, 1975 and May 15, 1979 on the ABC network. 

 

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DELIVERY SERVICE STARTED ON THIS DAY IN 1907

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UPS Driver

"American Messenger Company" was started in Seattle, Washington by two teenage entrepreneurs, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan with a $100 loan. The company’s name
was later changed to "United Parcel Service” (UPS).

Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, UPS delivers more than 15 million
packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the world.

 

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From left: Claude Ryan and Jim Casey in their basement office

 

ups jet

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REALITY BASED SERIES ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1996

 William Shatner in closeup
William Shatner

Rescue 911 is an informational realitybased CBS television series that premiered
on Tuesday, April 18, 1989 and ended on Tuesday, August 27, 1996. It was hosted
by William Shatner and featured reenactments along with occasional real footage of 
emergency situations that often involved calls to 9-1-1.

rescue 911 ad

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LBJ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

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Johnson in 1924, the year he graduated from
high school

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    Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973) 

   

Lyndon Johnson was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969) He
succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy
on November 22, 1963.

Johnson is one of only four people who served in all four elected federal offices
of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President.


Johnson holds his dog Her by the ears on the White House lawn_

President  Johnson holds his dog Her by the ears on the White
House lawn. On the left is Johnson’s other dog, Him. The picture
raised criticism from dog lovers in 1964. 

johnson- wont run

In 1968, LBJ announced he would not run again for the presidency.

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TOMMY SANDS IS 75 TODAY

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Singer Tommy Adrian Sands began playing the guitar at age
eight and within a year landed job performing twice weekly on
a local radio station. He was only 15 when Colonel Tom Parker
heard about him and signed him to RCA Records.

Sands performed in several films including Mardi Gras (1958),
The Longest Day (1962), Ensign Pulver (1964), and None But
the Brave (1965),

tommy and nancy

Tommy Sands wedding
In 1960, Sands married Nancy Sinatra. They were divorced in 1965


sands album
1961

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