Robert Emmett McGrath (June 13, 1932 – December 4, 2022)
Bob McGrath, Sesame Street actor, singer, musician and
children’s author, died Sunday. He was 90 years old.
His family confirmed the news on Facebook writing, “Hello
Facebook friends. The McGrath family has some sad news
to share. Our father Bob McGrath, passed away today. He
died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family.”
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Heck Harper (Hector Vincent Flateau)
(Sept. 20, 1919 – Nov. 2, 1998)
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1991, U.S. President George H.W. Bush announced
live on television that "Kuwait is liberated."
CAMILLE BOHANNON
It was on this day in 1995.
Prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden seek life without parole for O.J.
After careful selection, a Jury of eight women and four men was
selected and included eight blacks, one white, one Hispanic and
two people of mixed race.
In baseball, the "Shot Heard ‘Round the World" was a game-winning home run by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National
League (NL) pennant.
Thomson hits the ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World’ at The Polo Grounds
in New York City .
Robert (Bobby) Brown Thomson
(October 25, 1923 – August 16, 2010)
The children’s television series “Captain Kangaroo” aired weekday mornings on the CBS network from October 3, 1955, until December
8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children’s television program of its day.
Robert James Keeshan
(June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004)
On this day in 1955, "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on
ABC-TV and ran until 1959.
Walt Disney (center) is surrounded by members of "The Mickey
Mouse Club" cast.
Head Mouseketeer Jimmie Dodd with his Mouse Guitar.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
It was on this day in 1995.
On this day in 1951.
Bobby Thomson
On this day in 1955, "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.
Captain Kangaroo is a children’s television series that aired weekday mornings
on the CBS television network for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955, until
December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children’s
television program of its day. The show was conceived and the title character
was played by Bob Keeshan who had portrayed the original Clarabell the Clown
on The Howdy Doody Show on NBC.
Robert James "Bob" Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004)
"The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC-TV on this day in 1955
and aired intermittently as a variety show for children until 1996. It
was Walt Disney’s second venture into producing a television series,
the first being the Walt Disney anthology television series, initially
titled Disneyland.
