Archive for January, 2013

NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Tonya Harding turned 42 in November.

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Nancy Kerrigan became 43 in October.

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ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREAT FADS!

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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.

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A phone booth in California, 1959

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BONNIE FRANKLIN IS 69 TODAY!

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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.

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A VIEW OF PORTLAND IN 1929 ~

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The Northwest Industrial District showing proposed routes of NW Front
(right) and Yeon Avenues.

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN1961

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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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