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Bono on the birth of U2, that iTunes album and Live Aid: 'There's only one  thing I can see when I watch it: the mullet' | Bono | The Guardian

Irish singer Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 65 years old today.

Bono - Wikipedia

U2 > Discography > Other > U2 By U2

Bono Greatest Hits Full Album 2020 - The Best of Bono - Bono Love Songs Ever

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FIRST LATINA WOMAN IN SPACE IS 66 TODAY

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Veteran Astronaut Ellen Ochoa Reflects on Her Career Among the Stars

Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer, former astronaut and
former director of the
Johnson Space Center. In 1993, Ochoa
became the first
Latina woman to go to space when she served
on a nine-day mission aboard the
Space Shuttle Discovery.

Ochoa became director of the center upon the retirement of
the previous director,
Michael Coats, on December 31, 2012.

She was the first Latina director and the second female director
of Johnson Space Center.


Life Story: Ellen Ochoa - Women & the American Story

Former Astronaut Ellen Ochoa - NASA

Ellen Ochoa Signed Photo - NASA Astronaut 1st Hispanic Woman Space STS 110  ISS | eBay

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TALENTED FILMMAKER BORN ON THIS DAY

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A young Orson Welles, 1920s

Orson Welles | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

16 Hilarious Examples of Orson Welles's Late-Career Slumming - Newsweek
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)

Welles was a director, actor, writer, producer, and magician
who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio,
and theatre. He is among the greatest and most influential
filmmakers of all time.

He is best known for his stylish 1941 debut, "Citizen Kane"
and as the director and narrator of a radio adaptation
of H.
G. Wells’
novel The War of the Worlds, which caused some
listeners to believe a Martian invasion was occurring. The
event rocketed the 23-year-old to notoriety

OPINION | ON FILM: 'Citizen Kane' taken in context | Northwest Arkansas  Democrat-Gazette

Much as Orson Welles proclaimed for Paul Masson fifty years ago, we will  sell no wine before its time. And we've been holding three of our 2015  Pinot Noir wines for release

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HISTORY MAKERS ON THIS DAY

Today in History: July 4 | Holidays | koamnewsnow.com

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1939 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio | PSA CardFacts®


DiMaggio’s major-league debut came on May 3,
1936, in a game at Yankee Stadium against the
St. Louis Browns.

DiMaggio played 64 games in left field, 54 in
center field, and 20 in right field in 1936 before
taking over as the full-time center fielder in 1937.

DiMaggio struck out 39 times in 1936, the highest
season total of his career, during which he struck
out only 369 times in 6,821 at-bats
.

Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio was born 100 years ago today - CBSSports.com

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MUSIC ICON IS 92 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Willie Nelson, US Air Force, 1950-1951 — FamilyPhile

WHEN WILLIE NELSON WAS A DJ AT KVAN IN VANCOUVER WASHINGTON

Willie Nelson and the Making of Austin as a Music Mecca

Willie Nelson - About - Entertainment.ie

Singer, songwriter and activist Willie Nelson led the "outlaw
country" movement in the late 1960s. Hits include "On the
Road Again."

Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first
band at ten.

After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the Air
Force
but was later discharged due to back problems. After
his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years
but dropped out because he was succeeding in music.

He worked as a disc jockey at radio stations in his native
Texas, and at several radio stations in the Pacific Northwest
.

Classic Americana: Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson & The Family playing Radio City Music Hall w/ Levon Helm &  other 2010 Tour Dates

On the Road Again - song and lyrics by Willie Nelson | Spotify

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