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HUGH HEFNER IS 85 TODAY

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Hugh Marston Hefner is a magazine publisher, founder and chief creative
officer of Playboy Enterprises.

PLAYBOY FIRST ISSUE

First issue of Playboy, December 1953

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THE #1 SONG ON THIS DATE IN 1972

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This was the groups first and most successful single and was
certified "gold" by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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JULIAN LENNON TURNED 48 TODAY

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John Charles Julian Lennon is an English musician, songwriter, 
actor, and photographer. He is the older son of John Lennon, who  
was one of the founding members of The Beatles. Julian enjoyed 
immediate success with his debut 1984 album “Valotte”.The album
received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 
1985, and produced two top ten hits, the title track "Valotte", and 
"Too Late For Goodbyes”. 

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John Lennon with young Julian

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Paul McCartney (left) with Julian Lennon

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June 6, 1985 issue

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WEEKLY MAGAZINE DEBUTED ON THIS DATE 1888

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Collier’s Weekly was a magazine founded by Irish immigrant, Peter Fenelon
Collier (pictured below) and was published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage
of time, the title was shortened to Collier’s. The periodical featured stories and
news articles, both fact and fiction. In 2010, the Collier’s trademark was purchased
by JTE Multimedia, which plans to resurrect the magazine.

 

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Peter F. Collier

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April 7, 1951 issue of Collier’s magazine

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APPLE COMPUTER BEGAN OPERATIONS ON THIS DATE IN 1976

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Apple was established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs
(above), along with Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne (pictured below), to
sell the Apple l personal computer kit. They were hand-built by computer
engineer Wozniak and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer
Club, a group of hobbyist in Silicon Valley. The Apple I went on sale in July
of 1976.
Note: The first Apple logo (shown on the above manual) featured Isaac
Newton sitting under an apple tree. 
             

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Steve Wozniak

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Ronald Wayne

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Steve Jobs in 1984 with the Macintosh computer

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Steve Jobs today

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