Tim Maguire

The debate begins

        
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Olivia Newton John is a four-time Grammy award winner who has
garnered five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100
singles along with two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. She co-
starred with John Travolta in the 1978 film adaptation of the
Broadway musical Grease. During her teens, Olivia formed an
all-girl group, Sol Four, with three of her classmates. 

Gilligan’s Island was created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and
originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy
series aired for three seasons on the CBS network until September 4,
1967. Originally sponsored by Philip Morris & Company and Procter &
Gamble. The first season, consisting of 36 episodes, was filmed in
black-and-white.    

A Miss Piggy Muppet, that was used on "The Muppet Show," is shown during a
ceremony to donate additional Jim Henson memorabilia to the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of American History in Washington,  

WASHINGTON (AP) – Miss Piggy is finally joining her love, Kermit the Frog, in the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of Jim Henson’s Muppets, and Bert and Ernie
will have a place in history, too.

Henson’s daughter, Cheryl Henson, donated more than 20 puppets and props
Tuesday to the National Museum of American History. The donation included
Miss Piggy and some of her co-stars from "The Muppet Show" including Fozzie
Bear,

The museum says Miss Piggy will go on display in March 2014 in the museum’s "American Stories" exhibit. The original Kermit and Cookie Monster will go on
view in November in a special display case.

The Beatles recorded "Fool On The Hill" in London at Abbey Road Studios. It was  
written and sung by Paul McCartney and was included on both the Magical Mystery 
Tour EP and album. It was also presented in the film Magical Mystery Tour.