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LYNDA CARTER IS 64 TODAY

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Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, TV’s first female superhero

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Lynda Carter was born Linda Jean Córdova Carter in Phoenix, Arizona.

Carter was crowned Miss World America 1972 and was also the star of the
ABC/CBS TV series Wonder Woman from 1975 to 1979.

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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The Gene Autry Show is a western/cowboy television series
which aired for 91 episodes on
CBS from July 23, 1950 until
August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by
Wrigley’s Doublemint
chewing gum.


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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998)

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SLY STALLONE IS 69 TODAY

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Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone was born in
New York City, New York
.

Director, actor and screenwriter Stallone was voted into the Boxing Hall of Fame
and his film, Rocky (1976), was inducted into the National Film Registry. He also
portrayed John Rambo in the Rambo film franchise (1982 to 2008).

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RECAPPING PAST HEADLINE NEWS

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Camille Bohannon



Katharine Houghton Hepburn
(May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003)

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SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1949

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Original run: June 27, 1949 – April 1, 1955


Captain Video and His Video Rangers
is a science fiction television series,
which was the first series of its kind on American television.

The series aired originally Monday through Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, and then
Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET. A separate 30-minute spinoff series,
The Secret Files of Captain Video, aired Saturday mornings, alternating with
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, from September 5, 1953 to May 29, 1954

The Video Ranger was played during the shows entire run by teen-aged Don
Hastings
, who later became a soap opera star.

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The original Captain Video was
Richard Coogan, who played
the role for 17 months.

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Ranger Don Hastings

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