Archive for January, 2015

IT MADE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Ed Donahue

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NASA’s shuttle Columbia launches on mission STS-107, January 16, 2003.

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BASEBALL GREAT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1910

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Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974)

Dizzy Dean was a four-time MLB All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals,
Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns; he helped lead the Cardinals
to a World Series title in 1934 and was named 1934 National League
MVP after going 30–7 with a 2.66 ERA.

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NOSTALGIC SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1974

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Happy Days is a television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974,
to
September 24, 1984, on ABC.


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‘’HOUSE PARTY’’ RADIO DEBUT

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Art Linkletter

The radio program House Party debuted in 1947 and continued
until October 13, 1967. It offered audience participation with a 
wide variety of content, from household hints to quizzes and
celebrity visits. Sponsors included Pillsbury and Lever Brothers.

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IT MADE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Carlota Bradley

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