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MAJOR STAR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1900

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   Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967)

Spencer Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age with
a career spanning 37 years. He was nominated for nine Academy Awards 
for Best Actor, a record he shares with Laurence Olivier, of which he won
two.  

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Spencer Tracy in Fury (1936), his first major hit

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INTRODUCING THE 1962 FORD LINE

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FIRST PRESIDENT TO DIE IN OFFICE ON THIS DAY IN 1841

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          William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)

Harrison was 68 years, 23 days old when he elected the ninth President of the
United States (1841), the oldest to be elected to the office until Roland Reagan
in 1980. He died on his 32nd day in office of complications from pneumonia, thus
serving the shortest tenure in U.S. presidential history.

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ENTERTAINER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1913

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SH01F088100PEACOCKS June 6, 2001 _ Portrait of Frances Langford. (SHNS photo courtesy The Stuart News) (Newscom TagID: shnsphotos080244) [Photo via Newscom]

      Julia Frances Langford
(April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005)

Frances Langford was a singer and entertainer, popular during the
Golden Age of Radio who also made film appearances over two
decades.

 

Frances Langford appeared as herself along with The Modernaires
in The Glenn Miller Story, 1954

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TOP NEWS STORY ON THIS DAY IN 1968

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