"That’ll Be the Day" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison and 
became a number-one hit on the 1957 "Best Sellers in Stores" chart in
Billboard magazine. The song also went to number two on Billboard’s
R&B singles chart.

     George Harrison (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001)

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show broadcast on NBC,
Saturdays, 9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/6:00-7:30 p.m. PT from February 25, 1950,
until June 5, 1954, starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes. During 2002,
Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV
Shows of All Time. 

Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar is 90 years old (9-8-1922)

Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda appeared in dramas, including
The Godfather, (1972) and in the ABC-TV comedy Barney Miller
(1975-1982) and the 1990 film Joe Versus The Volcano.

In 1953, the first nationwide televised Oscars ceremony was held, with Bob
Hope acting as the master of ceremonies (above).

 
John Wayne accepts the Best Director Oscar from Olivia DeHavillan for John
Ford who was absent during the 25th annual ceremony.

Bob Hope