Archive for February, 2013

FIRST VISIT TO TV SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1970

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PORTLAND FIRE & RESCUE ~ THEN AND NOW



Station 9, Engine-9 in 1913 at the corner of Southeast 35th and Belmont

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Engine-9 today

Station09

Station 9 today is located at 1706 SE Cesar E. Chavez Blvd, built in 2003.

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THE NEWS THAT MADE HISTORY

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Sidney-Poitier thn

Sidney-Poitier now

Sidney Poitier is 86 years old today

1970 sequel to In the Heat of the Night (1967)

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A SECOND OPENING ON THIS DAY IN 1952

AFRICAN QUEEN

The African Queen
opened on December 23, 1951 in Los
Angeles, in order to qualify for the 1951 Oscars, and on
February 20, 1952 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.

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DO YOU HAVE ANY GREY POUPON?

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