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YOUNGEST WINNER ON THIS DAY IN 1997

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A 25 year old Jeff Gordon

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Jeff Gordon won his first Daytona 500 in 1997, becoming the youngest
driver in history to win the race, a record that would stand until
Trevor
Bayne
‘s Daytona win in 2011.

 

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Trevor Bayne’s 2011 Daytona win. He will turn 22 on February 19.

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MIA FARROW IS 68 TODAY

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Actress Mia Farrow (Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow) gained wide
acclaim for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the ABC-TV soap opera
Peyton Place (1964–1966). She also gained recognition for her short-
lived marriage to singer Frank Sinatra. Her most memorable film role
was as the woman pregnant with Satan’s baby in the 1968 Roman
Polanski movie Rosemary’s Baby, for which she was nominated for
a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Best Actress.

 

 

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Frank Sinatra and his bride Mia
 

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Filming a scene for Rosemary’s Baby, director Roman Polanski behind the
camera.
 

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GROUNDBREAKING ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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Gigi Perreau and Linda Darnell help shovel dirt during the Walk of Fame 
groundbreaking ceremony.

Official groundbreaking for the Hollywood Walk of Fame project took place on
February 8, 1960. Joanne Woodward’s name was one of eight drawn at random,
contrary to popular belief there was no “first” recipient. The original stars were
installed as a continuous project with no individual ceremonies. As of January
25, 2013, the Walk consists of 2,489 stars. Approximately twenty new stars are
added to the Walk each year.

The man credited with the idea for creating a Walk of Fame, was E. M. Stuart,
who served in 1953 as the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce.

 

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Joanne Woodward and E.M. Stuart

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SINGER NATALIE COLE IS 63 TODAY

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Music legend Nat King Cole with a young daughter Natalie

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This was Natalie Cole’s debut single in 1975 and one of her biggest hits that became a number-one R&B hit. It helped her win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

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BROADWAY VETERAN IS NOW 92!

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Carol Channing now 

Carol Elaine Channing was born in Seattle, Washington where her
father, George Channing was formerly the city editor of the ‘Seattle 
Star’. Channing is best known for her part in the Broadway musical
‘Hello Dolly’. She is the recipient of three
Tony Awards (including
one for lifetime achievement), a
Golden Globe Award and an Oscar
nomination.
 





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