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Camille Bohannon

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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is78 today.

During high school,Nicholson was voted class clown and served an 
entire year’s worth of afternoons in detention.

He and Michael Caine were the only two actors to receive Academy
Award nominations in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s.

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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“Wild Thing” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1966. It is ranked 
#261 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All 
Time
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The Troggs today are from left: Chris Allen; Vocalist, Dave Maggs; Drums,
Peter Lucas; Bass, and Chris Britton; Guitar.

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QUIZ SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1940

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"Take It or Leave It" was a very popular radio quiz show during its run. The show
ran for 10 years on CBS (1940-1947) and NBC (1947-1950), and was hosted
by Bob Hawk (1940-1941), Phil Baker (1941-1947), Garry Moore (1947-1949),
Eddie Cantor (1949-1950), and Jack Paar (1950). It became the precursor of
another game show called… "The $64,000 Question."

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Bob Hawk

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Phil Baker

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Camille Bohannon

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Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) is 89 today. She is one of
the longest reigning monarchs in British history.

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1962

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Elvis Presley started a two week run at No.1 on the Billboard singles
chart with ‘Good Luck Charm’, his fifth No.1 of the 60’s.

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