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FIRST SOLDER EXECUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Edward Donald Slovik (February 18, 1920 – January 31, 1945)

On this day, Pvt. Eddie Slovik becomes the first American soldier
since the
Civil War to be executed for desertion-and the only one
who suffered such a fate during
World War II.

Although over 21,000 American soldiers were given varying
sentences for desertion during the war, including 49 death
sentences, Slovik’s death sentence was the only one that was
carried out.

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OREGON BORN ACTOR HAS DIED AT 81

This is why Howard Hesseman was uniquely qualified to play WKRP's Dr.  Johnny Fever

Howard Hesseman, WKRP in Cincinnati's Dr. Johnny Fever, dies at 81 - The  Globe and Mail
Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) 


Hesseman played DJ John "
Dr. Johnny Fever" Caravella on
WKRP in Cincinnati, Captain Pete Lassard in Police Academy
2: Their First Assignment
, Sam Royer on One Day at a Time,
and schoolteacher Charlie Moore on Head of the Class. He 
died Saturday from complications of colon surgery in Los
Angeles,
California. Hesseman was born in Lebanon, Oregon.

Howard Hesseman, 'WKRP in Cincinnati' Star, Dead at 81 - Rolling Stone

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THE MASKED MAN DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1933

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Center: Brace Beemer, an announcer for the program, was
one of several actors to play the masked man on radio; he
took on the role full-time beginning in 1941 and continued through the end of the series’ run. John Todd (left) was
Tonto.

With the stirring notes of the William Tell Overture and a shout of
“Hi-yo, Silver! Away!” The Lone Ranger debuted on Detroit’s WXYZ
radio station.

The creation of station-owner George Trendle and writer Fran
Striker (below), the “masked rider of the plains” became one of
the most popular and enduring western heroes of the 20th century. Joined by his
trusty steed, Silver, and Native American scout,
Tonto, the Lone Ranger battled western outlaws and Native
Americans.
 


Fran Striker

Striker also created The Green Hornet
and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon.

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Actor/Announcer Brace Beemer
(December 9, 1902 – March 1, 1965)

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PRESIDENT WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1843

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William McKinley (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901)

On January 29, 1843, William McKinley, who will become the
25th American president and the first to ride in an automobile, 
was born in Niles,
Ohio. McKinley served in the White House
from 1897 to
1901, a time when the American automotive
industry was in its  infancy. During his presidency, McKinley
(who died from an assassin’s bullet in September 1901) took
a drive in a Stanley Steamer (below), a steam-engine-powered
auto built in the late
1890s by Francis and Freelan Stanley. The
Stanley Motor Carriage
brothers Company produced a number
of steam-powered vehicles before going out of business in the
early 1920s, after being unable
to compete with the rise of less
expensive gas-powered cars.

 

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The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer
of
steam cars; it operated from 1902 to 1924. The cars made by the company were colloquially called Stanley Steamers, although
several different models were produced.

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Twins
Francis E. Stanley
  
(1849–1918)

 

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Freelan O. Stanley
(1849–1940)


 

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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