Dion Francis DiMucci

Dion was one of the most popular rock and roll performers of the pre-British
Invasion era. He had more than a dozen Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and
early 60s. He is best remembered for the 1961 singles, "Runaround Sue"
and "The Wanderer",

Ross Simpson

Richard Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is 59 today

(1940)

The first version of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolled out of General 
Body Company’s factory in Chicago, IL. It was created by Oscar Mayer’s
nephew, Carl G. Mayer. The drivers of the slender vehicles are known
as Hotdoggers.

Oscar Mayer

The Weinermobile today

Lucy Arnaz  with daughter Lucie at her first birthday party in 1952

Lucie Désirée Arnaz

Lucie Arnaz had walk-on parts in her mother’s’ CBS television
series The Lucy Show (1962-1968), she had her first acting
role in the series Here’s Lucy on CBS (1968-1974) as Kim
Carter, the daughter of the eponymous Lucy, played by
Arnaz’s real-life mother, Lucille Ball. 

The Arnaz family in 1959 are from left: Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball,
and Desi Arnaz Jr.

 
  
James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986)

Cagney was an actor, first on stage, then in film, where he had his
greatest impact. He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety
of performances, but he is best remembered for his tough guy roles.

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked James Cagney eighth
among its 50 Greatest American Screen Legends.

1949