Archive for March, 2015

Mar

NUMBER-ONE SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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Mar

FROM PDX RETRO ~

Spring begins today at 3:45 P.M. (PST)

The first day of spring is called the vernal equinox. What does that stand
for you ask? ‘Vernal’ is Latin for spring while ‘equinox’ is Latin for ‘equal
night’. During this time the earth experiences 12 hours of daylight and
12 hours of darkness.

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Mar

RECAPPING HISTORICAL NEWS EVENTS

Mike Gracia

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Mar

CARL REINER IS 93 TODAY

Comedian, Actor, and director Carl Reiner is known for his appearances
with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows on NBC from 1950 to 1954. He
has won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during his career.

Before fame, Reiner, who is the father of Rob Reiner, worked as a sewing
machine repairman. He has been described as being one of the oldest
celebrities active on Twitter.

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Mar

FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THIS DAY IN 1953

Bob Hope

The Academy Awards ceremony made appeared on television for the first time
with 34 million viewers in front of their TV sets. NBC-TV’s broadcast of the 25th
Annual Academy Awards featured ceremonies held in both Hollywood and New
York City. Bob Hope hosted the main festivities (above) held at RKO Pantages
Theater in Hollywood, while Conrad Nagel led a smaller ceremony at the NBC
International Theater in Manhattan.

The circus drama “The Greatest Show on Earth,” directed by 71-year-old
cinema pioneer Cecil B. DeMille, won Best Picture over the heavily favored
“High Noon,” which featured Best Actor winner Gary Cooper.