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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1899

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James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986)

Cagney won an Oscar for his role as George M. Cohan in the musical film 
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). He gained additional fame for his tough guy 
roles in movies such as The Public Enemy (1931). In 1999, the American
Film Institute
ranked him eighth among its 50 Greatest American Screen
Legends
.

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HEADLINE NEWS FROM THE PAST

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DONALD SUTHERLAND IS 80 TODAY

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Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in Canada

Sutherland is primarily known for portraying Hawkeye Pierce in the
1970 movie, M*A*S*H. He also starred in the 1978 version of Invasion
of the Body Snatchers.

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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The song “Poison Ivy” went to #1 on the R&B chart, #7 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was The Coasters third top-ten
hit of that year following "Charlie Brown" and "Along Came
Jones
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The Coasters of today

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RECAPPING NEWS OF THE PAST

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