Archive for January 23rd, 2023

MCHALE’S NAVY ACTOR HAS DIED AT AGE 88

McHale's Navy actor Yoshio Yoda dies at 88

Yoshio Yoda - Wikipedia
James Yoshio Yoda (March 31, 1934 – January 13, 2023)

Yoshio Yoda, who portrayed Fuji, the sweet-natured Japanese
prisoner of war befriended by the irreverent gang of American
sailors at the center of the 1962-66 ABC World War II-set sitcom
McHale’s Navy,
died Jan. 13 in Fullerton, CA. He was 88.

Yoda, who also went be the name James Yoshio Yoda during
his post-acting career as an executive of Toyota Hawaii, was
born in Tokyo and studied law at Keio University in Japan
before deciding on an acting career. After moving to the United
States, Yoda enrolled at the University of Southern California’s
film school.

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Yoshio Yoda Dies: ‘McHale’s Navy’ Actor Was 88 – DNyuz

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HUMOR DEPARTMENT OF THE RETRO BLOG


(FOXNEWS)

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THE RETRO BLOG ~ WHAT HAPPENED DEPT.

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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott may have
played his last game in a Cowboys uniform on Sunday.
(AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH TO A TRUE HERO

The Lakewood Scoop » Yitzchok Saftlas to Interview Captain “Sully” Sullenberger of “Miracle on ...

Biden nominates 'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sully Sullenberger to aviation ambassador post

Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is 73 years old today. 

Sully is a retired Air Force fighter pilot, diplomat, and airline
pilot best known for his heroism as
captain of US Airways
Flight 1549
that he ditched in the Hudson River in 2009 after
both engines were disabled by a
bird strike
. All those aboard
the aircraft survived the ordeal.


Why the 'Miracle on the Hudson' in the new movie Sully was no crash landing
Passengers stand on the wings of a US Airways Flight 1549
after it landed in the Hudson River, New York, January 15,
2009.

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TOY WAS INTRODUCED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

A dog grabs a Frisbee at the beach of La Grande Plage in Biarritz, southwestern France, on Oct. 18, 2022.

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Wham-O Manufacturing Co. of California began producing the
Pluto Platter — soon renamed the Frisbee. 

"The Frisbee started off as nothing more than a container that
carried pies," reported University of Southern California online engineering publication Illumin Magazine, which analyzed the
physics and
history of the toy.

"However, through the ingenuity of some college students, the inventiveness of Fred Morrison, and the marketing savvy of the
Wham-O Manufacturing Company, it eventually became an
immensely popular and internationally recognized toy."
(FOXNEWS)

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Walter Frederick Morrison.jpg
Walter Frederick Morrison
(January 23, 1920 – February 9, 2010)

FIRST FRISBEES PRODUCED ON THIS DAY IN 1957 | PDX RETRO

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