Archive for October 4th, 2014

ROCK BAND LEADER HAS DIED AT 76

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Paul Revere (January 7, 1938 – October 4, 2014)

Paul Revere, of Paul Revere and the Raiders died peacefully today at his home
in Idaho. He had been battling with cancer over the past year, according to the
website for Rolling Stone. Memorial services are pending.

 

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Camille Bohannon

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TV SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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Original television run on CBS/NBC: October 4, 1957  – June 20, 1963

Leave It to Beaver is one of the first primetime sitcom series written from a child’s
point of view. The show received two Emmy nominations in 1958 for Best New
Program Series of the Year and Best Teleplay Writing—Half Hour or Less. The
series placed on Time’s "The 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time" list.Bravo ranked
Beaver 74th on their list of the 100 greatest TV characters.

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Gerald Patrick "Jerry" Mathers turned 66 on
June 2

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