Archive for October 30th, 2013

Oct

IT WAS ON THIS NIGHT IN 1938

On January 27, 2003, the Mercury Theatre broadcast of The War of the
Worlds was made part of the National Recording Registry of the Library
of Congress.

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Oct

GUITAR RIFF FROM A FAMOUS MOVIE THEME

Victor Harold Flick (May 14, 1937) is an English guitarist, most famous for his guitar riff in the James Bond Theme.

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Oct

LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

Ed Danahue

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Oct

HENRY WINKLER IS 68 TODAY

Henry Franklin Winkler

Winkler is best known for his role as the leather-clad greaser Fonzie in
the ABC sitcom Happy Days (1974-1984).

He made his acting debut in his 8th grade school production of Billy
Budd and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College
in 1967 and later graduated from Yale School of Drama in 1970.

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Oct

IT WAS A HEADLINE ON THIS DAY IN 1975

The New York Daily News ran the above headline the day after U.S. President
Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of financially
troubled New York City.