Archive for April, 2015

Apr

COMIC STRIP COVERED ON THIS DAY IN 1969

Lucy and Snoopy of the comic strip "Peanuts" made the cover.

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Apr

RECAPPING WORLD NEWS EVENTS

Mike Gracia

David Michael Letterman is 68 today.

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Apr

BIG HIT RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1939

"Woodchopper’s Ball", also known as "At the Woodchopper’s Ball"
was the biggest hit for Woody Herman and his Orchestra, selling
a million records. It received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in
2002.

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Apr

FORMER TEEN IDOL IS 65 TODAY

David Bruce Cassidy was born in New York, New York.

David Cassidy is best known for his role on the ABC television show, “The
Partridge Family” (1970-1974). He made his professional debut in the 1969
Broadway musical “The Fig Leaves are Falling”.

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Apr

NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1970

At the time, “Let It Be” had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100,
coming in at Number 6. It holds the number-one spot on "The Fans’
Top 10" poll included in The 100 Best Beatles Songs: An Informed
Fan’s Guide by Stephen J. Spignesi and Michael Lewis. The song
is number three in the 100 Best Beatles Songs list, only behind
"Strawberry Fields Forever" and "A Day in the Life", which is
number one.