The song "Georgia on My Mind" was originally recorded by Hoagy
Carmichael and is often associated now with the popular version
by Ray Charles, a native of Georgia, who recorded it in 1960. It
became the official state song of Georgia in 1979.
Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael
(November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981)
TIM MAGUIRE
William Oliver Stone is 70 years old today.
As a teenager, Stone worked in the French Financial
Exchange. He then went into the Army and served in
Vietnam from June 1965 to 1968.His 1991 film JFK led
to Congress passing the Assassination Materials
Disclosure Act of 1992, which ended the secrecy
surrounding John F. Kennedy‘s assassination.
On Saturday, September 15, 1934 at 9:30 PM, THE GIBSON FAMILY
aired its first broadcast over the stations of NBC’s Red Network. The
program was a combination musical, romantic comedy, and serial
program within a 1-hour format. The program was sponsored by
Procter & Gamble’s Ivory Soap and Ivory Flakes.
