Original run on NBC: December 1, 1976 – April 28, 1978.

Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017)

(FoxNews)-According to his publicist, comedy legend and actor Don Rickles
died of kidney failure today at his Los Angeles home.

Rickles was known for his stand-up comedy work and his frequent longtime
appearances on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and “Late
Show with David Letterman.”

His most recent film work included voice-over roles as the grumpy Mr. Potato
Head in the “Toy Story” films and shorts.

ROSS SIMPSON

On this day in 1917

Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the
first men to reach the North Pole on this day in 1909.

First modern Olympic Games on this day in 1896. 

MIKE GRACIA

A discotheque in Berlin was bombed by Libyan terrorists on this
day in 1986.The U.S. attacked Libya with warplanes in retaliation
on April 15.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur (center) wades ashore during initial
landings at Leyte, Philippine Islands.

Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964)

Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
(December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)

It was on this day in 1984.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles Lakers) became the all-time NBA regular
season scoring leader when he broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record of 31,419
career points.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.) will be 70 on
April 16.

The song “Moonlight Serenade” was a Top Ten hit on the
pop charts in 1939, reaching number three on the Billboard
charts, where it stayed for fifteen weeks. It was the number
5 top pop hit of 1939 in the Billboard year-end tally. Glenn
Miller had five records in the top 20 songs of 1939 on
Billboard′s list. In 1991, Miller’s recording of this song was
inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

After seven years of singing on the radio, Kate Smith began a new noontime talk show entitled Kate Smith Speaks, a news and gossip
radio program.