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NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT FADS!
Phone booth stuffing was a fad that began during the 1950s in Durban, South
Africa and soon spread to Britain, Canada and the United States by the spring
of 1959. It involved seeing how many people could stuff a phone booth until it
would accommodate no more. At some colleges as many as 25 students had
managed to cram some of their body into a standard phone booth. Earlier
fads included goldfish swallowing and flagpole sitting.
BONNIE FRANKLIN IS 69 TODAY!
Bonnie Gail Franklin played Ann Romano, the mother on the CBS sitcom “One
Day at a Time” (1975-1984). She made her television debut at age 9 on “The
Colgate Comedy Hour” on NBC. Franklin was the first actress to portray a
a divorced woman on a hit TV show.
A VIEW OF PORTLAND IN 1929 ~
SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN1961
Mister Ed is a situation comedy produced by Filmways that
first aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and
then on CBS from October 1, 1961 to February 6, 1966.
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