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SONG RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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Sandra Lou Posey will be 71 in June.

Posey had her first hit with "Born a Woman", which was recorded in
Nashville. It reached number 12 on the Billboard sales charts in
August 1966. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc.


           bornawoman45

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FBI LIST DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a
most wanted list maintained by
the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI). The list arose
from a conversation held in late 1949 between
J. Edgar Hoover, Director
of the FBI
, and William Kinsey Hutchinson, International News Service
(the predecessor of the
United Press International) Editor-in-Chief, who
were discussing ways to promote capture of the FBI’s "toughest guys"
and the discussion turned into a published article, which received so
much positive publicity that on March 14, 1950, the FBI officially issued
the list to increase law enforcement’s ability to capture particularly  
dangerous fugitives. Only eight women have appeared on the Ten
Most Wanted list. Ruth Eisemann-Schier was the first in 1968.

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J. Edgar Hoover

                FBISeal

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AMERICAN TV DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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Petula Clark appeared on the Sullivan Show for the first time. She performed live
and without rehearsing because her flight had arrived 45 minutes prior to her performance, leaving her with no time to rehearse. That night she sang her
#1 hit “Downtown” as well as “I Know a Place.”

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Petula Sally Olwen Clark turned 82 in November.

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FIRST GOLD RECORD ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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"Catch a Falling Star", written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss,was released
by Perry Como in 1957. It was his last #1  on the Billboard  “Most Played by
disc Jockeys" chart but not in the overall top 100, where it reached #2. It
was the first single to receive a gold record certification, on March 14,
1958. The record won Como the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal
Performance, Male
.

         catchafallingstar45

 

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THE FIRST COUPON ~

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Believed to be the first coupon ever, this ticket for a free glass of Coca-
Cola was first distributed in 1888 to help promote the drink. By 1913,
the company had redeemed 8.5 million tickets.


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John Pemberton, the inventor of Coca-Cola

             earlycokead

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