Archive for the 'DEBUT' Category

ESTABLISHED ON THIS DAY IN 1954

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The
United States Air Force Academy (above) is a military academy for
officer candidates for the
United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. The Academy is one of the largest tourist attractions in Colorado, attracting
more than a million visitors each year.

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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"Johnny B. Goode" was a major hit, peaking at #2 on Billboard magazine’s
Hot R&B Sides chart and #8 on the Billboard  Hot 100. The song is ranked
as number seven on Rolling Stone’s list of “the 500 Greatest Songs of
All Time
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Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry will be 89 in October.

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GAME SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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Art Fleming

The original daytime version of Jeopardy! debuted on NBC television in March of
1964 and aired until January 3, 1975. The general knowledge game show was
created by Merv Griffin with Art Fleming (above) as the original host. 

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Various versions of the show have since followed with Alex Trebek
(above) as the present host.

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TV SPECIAL AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand’s Second TV Special, "Color Me Barbra” Coincided with
the release of her new album by the same name. It was filmed largely at
the Philadelphia Museum of Art over one weekend during off-hours. A big
difference from the first special was that this one was in color.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1918

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Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) 

After appearing in vaudeville, Bailey made her Broadway debut
in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title
role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968.

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