Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989)

Voice actor and comedian Mel Blanc was born in San Francisco and grew
up in Portland, Oregon where he attended Lincoln High School. He began
his nearly six-decade-long career in 1927 performing on the KGW radio
program The Hoot Owls.

Blanc earned the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices” when he
worked for Warner Bros. is best remembered for his work with Warner
Bros. during the "Golden Age of American animation" as the voice of
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird and many more,

He later worked for Hanna- Barbera‘s television cartoons, most notably
as the voice of Barney Rubble in The Flintstones and Mr. Spacely
in The Jetsons. Mel Blanc was one of the most influential people
in the voice-acting industry.

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Mel Blanc (far right) was a cast member of the first Jack Benny radio show 
along with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Dennis Day and
Rochester.
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Mel on The David Letterman Show

The public housing project Vanport was destroyed at 4:05 P.M. on Sunday
May 30,1948, when a 200-foot section of a dike holding back the Columbia
River collapsed during a flood, killing 15 people. Today West Delta Park,
the Portland International Raceway, Heron Lakes Golf Course and a light
rail station occupy the site. The station has artwork commemorating the
flood.

Video taken by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office

“Brown Sugar” was the first single released on the groups own
label, Rolling Stones Records. It became their sixth number-one
record.

 
    
   Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012)

Watson was a guitarist, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country,
blues and gospel music.The blind musician won seven Grammy awards
as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bob Hope, (born Leslie Townes Hope in London, England)
                       
                           (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)

Bob Hope was a legendary comedian and actor who appeared in
vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He
was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his
199 known USO shows entertaining American military personnel.

  
Photo of Bob at one of his USO shows