Archive for June, 2015

LUCKY LINDY HONORED ON THIS DAY IN 1927



Charles Lindbergh (left) was honored with a ticker-tape parade in
New York City
following his historic solo transatlantic flight.

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MOVIE PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1963

 

The epic historical drama film “Cleopatra” premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in
New York City. It was the most expensive film ever made up to that point and
almost bankrupted 20th Century-Fox. It later won four Academy Awards, and
was nominated for five more, including Best Picture
(which it lost to Tom Jones).

   

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS ON THIS DAY

todayinhistory

Camille bohannon ap 1
Camille Bohannon

ap building

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FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT IS 91 TODAY



Following the
attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941,
Bush decided to join the
US. Navy. He became the youngest
naval aviator at that time.



George Herbert Walker Bush

The 41st President of the United States also served as vice president,
congressman, ambassador, director of the CIA, and served in World
War II. His son, George W. Bush, served as the 43rd President of the
Untied States.



From left: George H.W. Bush with son George W. Bush.

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SINGER JIM ED BROWN HAS DIED AT 81


The Browns



James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown
(April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015
)

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) – Jim Ed Brown, a longtime Grand Ole Opry member
who had solo and group hits and was a prominent figure on country music
television shows, died Thursday.

Brown died of cancer at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee,
according to a news release from Webster Public Relations. He is to be
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year.

In the mid-1950s, Brown and his two sisters, Bonnie and Maxie, formed the
trio known as The Browns, and had the No. 1 hit "The Three Bells" on both
the pop and country charts in 1959.

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