Archive for the 'Animals' Category

REX HARRISON, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

rexharrison young 1

rex harison ltr

Sir-Rex-Harrison ltr main 
Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (March 5, 1908 – June 2, 1990)

Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He won his first Tony
Award
for his performance as Henry VIII in Anne of the Thousand Days
in 1949. His second Tony was for the role of Professor Henry Higgins
in the stage production of My Fair Lady in 1957. He reprised the role
for the 1964 film version, which earned him a Golden Globe Award
and Best Actor Oscar.

Harrison also appeared in many other films, including Anna and the King 
of Siam
(1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963), and
Doctor Dolittle (1967). He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth ll in July 1989.

 

my fair lady

dr dollittle

posted by Bob Karm in Animals,Awards,BIRTHDAY,DEBUT,HISTORY,Memorial,MOVIES,Musical and have No Comments

LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

ap logo 5

                             Ross-ap-3  
                            Ross Simpson

posted by Bob Karm in Animals,ANNIVERSARY,CRIME,DEATH,Government,HISTORY,Religion,Science and have Comment (1)

‘’OVERSHADOWED’’ BY THE SUPER BOWL!

ground hog day


The first documented American reference to Groundhog Day can be
found in a diary entry, dated February 4, 1841, of storekeeper James
Morris of Morgantown, Pennsylvania.

The form of weather prognostication has its origins in ancient weather
lore of Europe.

ground hog shadow

posted by Bob Karm in Animals,ANNIVERSARY,CURRENT EVENTS,DEBUT,HISTORY,weather and have No Comments

CHRISTMAS ~ 1952

L122252

posted by Bob Karm in Animals,Automobiles,CLASSIC ADS,HOLIDAY,MAGAZINES and have No Comments

CHIMP ORBITS EARTH ON THIS DAY IN 1961

ma-5

Enos-MA-5a
Enos the chimp in a flight couch, about to make his space flight from 
Cape Canaveral, Florida

Mercury-Atlas 5 was a unmanned spaceflight of the Mercury program. It
was launched with a 5 1/2 year old chimpanzee named Enos aboard. The
craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about 200 miles south of
Bermuda.

Atlas_D_with_Mercury-Atlas_5_(Nov__29_1961)

chimpanaut postcard

posted by Bob Karm in Animals,ANNIVERSARY,Aviation,DEBUT,HISTORY,SPACE and have Comment (1)