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A REVIEW OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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John Herbert
"Jackie" Gleason
(February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987)

 

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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ROSS SIMPSON


Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz) (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987)

                          

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BOXING CHAMPS FINAL FIGHT LOST AT 74

                        


Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. in Louisville, KY.)
(January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)

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ALI’S LAST FIGHT ON THIS DAY IN 1981

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Muhammad Ali fought in the ring for the last time in a fight billed as ‘The
Drama in the Bahamas’. It was against 27- year old Trevor Berbick and 
Ali lost the match with a unanimous 10 round decision. It was after this
loss that Ali announced his retirement and finished a career with a 56
and 5 record, 37 of those wins were by knockout.

 

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Muhammad Ali (left) and Trevor Berbick who has just landed a right 
to Ali’s head. 

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ACTOR JON VOIGHT IS 75 TODAY

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Jonathan Vincent "Jon" Voight 

Voight has won one Academy Award, out of four nominations, and three
Golden Globe Awards, out of nine nominations. He came to prominence
in 1969 with his performance in Midnight Cowboy and became a star in
1972 with his part in Deliverance. Voight one an Academy Award for Best
Actor for his with role as a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home
(1978). He is the father of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven

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Jon Voight as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Pearl Harbor (2001)

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