Archive for September 23rd, 2012

Sep

ARTHUR GODFREY FOR CBS TUBES ~ 1955

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Sep

PLANET DISCOVERED ON THIS DAY IN 1846

Neptune, the 8th planet from the sun

German observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (above)
discovered the planet Neptune. He was assisted by Urbain Jean
Joseph Le Verrier (below) a French mathematician who specialized
in celestial mechanics. Neptune was named by Le Verrier after the
Roman mythological god of the sea.

Urbain Le Verrier

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Sep

MICKEY ROONEY IS 92 TODAY

Mickey Rooney (Joseph Yule, Jr.) has been working as a performer
since he was a child. He was a superstar as a teenager for the films
in which he played Andy Hardy, and has one of the longest careers
of any actor to date spanning 90 years actively making films in ten
decades (1920s to 2010s).

Mickey Rooney has received numerous awards,including a Juvenile
Academy Award, an Honorary Academy Award, two Golden Globes
and an Emmy Award.

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