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The Berlin Blockade began on this day in 1948.    
    
    
    
    
   
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William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983)

Jack Dempsey, nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was
a
professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the 
world
heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.

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Referee Dave Berry delivers the count over downed champion
Gene Tunney as challenger Jack Dempsey stands in corner at
left during their heavyweight title rematch at Soldier’s Field in
1927.
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John Herbert
"Jackie" Gleason
(February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987)

 

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Camille Bohannon


George Carlin in the Air Force


George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008)

 


Burt Freeman Bacharach is 88 years old today.

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