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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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SOLDIER BOY, RELEASED ON THIS DATE IN 1962

This song became the group’s biggest hit, reaching #1, selling over
a million copies and earning a Gold Record.

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ACCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND WAS ON THIS DATE IN 1979

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America’s worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit Two reactor at 
the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa. It was the most significant accident
in the history of Americas commercial nuclear power generating industry. A cooling system malfunction caused the release of a significant amount of radioactivity when 
a partial core meltdown occurred. No deaths or injuries to plant workers or members
of the community in the area were reported. 

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The April 9, 1979 issue of Time magazine

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