Archive for December 13th, 2012

‘’TWICE THE IRON IN A POUND OF CALF’S LIVER”

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Ted Mack

Geritol was introduced as an alcohol-based, iron and B vitamin tonic by
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in August 1950 and primarily marketed as such into
the 1970s. Since 1982, the Geritol product name has been owned by the
multinational pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline and is still around today .


game show

The game show Twenty One, hosted by Jack Barry, aired on NBC from
1956 to 1958.


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PATTY DUKE IS NOW 66!

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1959

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Anna Marie "Patty" Duke won a Oscar at age 16 in 1963 for Best
Actress in a Supporting Role in “The Miracle Worker” (1962).

Patty Duke with Anne Bancroft from “The Miracle Worker”

patty-duke oscar

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ~

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dickvandyke class o  1944
Danville High School class of 1944

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Dick Van Dyke is 87 today. He is scheduled to receive the
The
Life Achievement Award at the annual Screen Actors
Guild
Awards ceremony in January 2013. 

      dick van dyke on TV
              This CBS sitcom aired from 1961 to 1966.

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LUNCH WITH THE PRESIDENT ON THIS DAY IN 1974

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George Harrison (L) meets with President Gerald Ford after accepting
the invitation of the Presidents son Jack to attend lunch at the White
House.

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