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TONY ORLANDO IS 71 TODAY

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 Tony Orlando (Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis)

Pop singer Tony Orlando recorded "Knock Three Times" with
backup singers Dawn. He also released hits like "Bless You"
and "Halfway to Paradise." Growing up in the Hell’s Kitchen
neighborhood of New York, his first group was a doo-wop
ensemble called The Five Gents.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DORIS, 91 TODAY

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Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff in Cincinnati, Ohio) 


President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom 
for her work on behalf of animal welfare.

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FROM PDX RETRO ~

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Good Friday is a Christian religious holiday commemorating the crucifixion
of
Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during
Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)

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SHOW FIRST AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1949

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From left: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

The Martin and Lewis Show premiered on NBC radio with guest star Bob Hope
and aired until July 14, 1953. Sponsors of the comedy/variety program were
Chesterfield cigarettes and Anacin. 

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