Archive for May 20th, 2015

ROCKWELL’S FIRST COVER FOR THE POST


Mother’s Day Off



Norman Rockwell was 21 years old when he submitted
his first cover painting for The Saturday Evening Post.

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

             

               


James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997)

Stewart won the Best Actor Academy Award for his role in the 1940 film,
“The Philadelphia Story”. He earned an Oscar nomination for his starring
role in the 1946 film, ”It’s A Wonderful Life”. Jimmy Stewart is also best
remembered for his performances in many of Alfred Hitchcock
‘s films,
including: “Rear Window” (1954), “Vertigo” (1958), and “The Man Who
Knew Too Much” (1956). He also had a noted military career and was a
World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier
General
in the United States Air Force Reserve.

 




  1957

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THE RETURN OF THE COLONEL ~


Darrell Clayton Hammond

(AP) – KFC is bringing back Colonel Sanders as the fried chicken chain seeks
to refresh its image by harkening back to its past.

Sanders, who founded KFC, will be played by "Saturday Night Live" alumnus
Darrell Hammond (above) in TV commercials. The real Colonel Harland Sanders
(below) died nearly 35 years ago, and KFC hasn’t featured him in TV ads for
about 20 years.

KFC also plans to redesign its restaurants with light fixtures shaped like chicken
buckets and quotes from Colonel Sanders hanging on the wall.


Colonel Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980)

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PAST NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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Camille bohannon ap 1 
Camille Bohannon

 

   

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THE GODDESS OF POP IS 69 TODAY


Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian in El Centro, California)

Cher has sold over 100 million records and won Billboard’s Artist of the
Year Award in 2002. As a child she was put into foster care when her
parents were stricken with poverty. She later gained fame as a member
of the duo Sonny and Cher with Sonny Bono.


1965

The song “I got You Babe” was featured as one of the greatest duets of all
times by both Billboard and Rolling Stone magazine.

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