Barbra Streisand plants a kiss Duke’s cheek after presenting
him with his career’s only Academy Award.
On April 7, 1970, the legendary actor John Wayne wins his first—
and only—acting Academy Award, for his star turn in the director
Henry Hathaway’s Western True Grit.
Wayne appeared in some 150 movies over the course of his long
and storied career.
John Wayne (Marion Robert Morrison)
(May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979)
NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2023 ballots had four new names
added Those names are Matt Kenseth, Tim Brewer, Sam Ard, and
A.J. Foyt Nominees for the Landmark Award were also announced
Voting for the Class of 2023 begins May 4.
Attached to the Charlotte Convention Center, the NASCAR
Hall of Fame is a 86,500-square-foot, bold swoop of a
building that recalls the shape of a racetrack.
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)
Considered one of the most influential actors of the
20th century, Marlon Brando received numerous
accolades throughout his career which spanned
six decades, including two Academy Awards, two
Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy
Film Awards. Brando was also an activist for many
causes, notably the civil rights movement and
various Native American movements.
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Elvis Presley swears in to the U.S. Army, March 24, 1958. (Associated Press photo/Public Domain)
The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, known retroactively
as Super Bowl I and referred to in contemporaneous reports,
including the game’s radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl, was an American football game played on January 15, 1967, at the Los
Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The
National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers
defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas
City Chiefs by the score of 35–10.
Jazz trumpeter Al Hirt plays the national anthem prior to the
start of the game.
Packers quarterback Bart Starr
(January 9, 1934 – May 26, 2019)
CBS broadcaster and former player Frank Gifford.
Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson
fires a pass.
Len Dawson will be 87 in June.
Wisconsin Gov. Warren Knowles (left) and Green Bay
Packers coach Vince Lombardi celebrate in the locker
room after Green Bay’s 35-14 victory over the Kansas
City Chiefs.
Some of the 10,000 balloons that were released.
