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TODAY IN HISTORY ~
FORMER CCR MEMBER IS 69 TODAY
Songwriter and singer John Fogerty is best known for his time with the
band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) and as a solo recording
artist. He was listed at number 40 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of
100 Greatest Guitarists and number 72 on the list of 100 Greatest
Singers. One of his earlier bands was called The Blue Velvets.
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FIRST CARTOON IN 3D ON THIS DAY IN 1953
The Walt Disney short cartoon was shown at Disneyland in the
Fantasyland Theater as part of the 3D Jamboree. This film was
the first in a proposed series of shorts teaching the principles of
music, called Adventures in Music. Only one other film in the series
was made, Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom.
CARTOON RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1933
Three Little Pigs is an animated short film released by United Artists,
produced by Walt Disney and directed by Burt Gillett. It is based on
the fairy tale of the same name, the Silly Symphony won the 1934
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In 1994, it was voted
#11 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by those in the animation
field. In 2007, Three Little Pigs was selected for preservation in the
United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress
as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
LAWMAN BORN ON THIS DAY IN1837
“Wild Bill” Hickok (James Butler Hickok)
(May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876)
Hickok was a folk character of the Old West. Some of his reported exploits
were fictionalized, but his skills as a gunfighter and gambler, along with his
reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his enduring fame as man
who brought law and order Kansas towns. He was killed while playing poker,
and his last hand has become known as the “Dead Man’s Hand”. In 1979,
Hickok was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.
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