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COMIC STRIP DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1951

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Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip that was originally
created, written, and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. It debuted on March 12, 1951,
in 16 newspapers, originally distributed by Post-Hall Syndicate. It is now written
and drawn by Ketcham’s former assistants, Marcus Hamilton and Ron Ferdinand,
and distributed to at least 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and in 19 languages
by King Features Syndicate. The strip usually runs for a single panel on weekdays 
and a full strip on Sundays.

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Henry (Hank) King Ketcham (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001)

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HISTORICAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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Mike Gracia

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RECORDING BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1966

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The song “God Only Knows” was voted # 25 in Rolling Stone
magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was ranked
by Pitchfork Media as the greatest song of the 1960s.The
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included it as one of "500 Songs
That Shaped Rock and Roll
".

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Willard Lewis Waterman (August 29, 1914 – February 2, 1995)

Those Websters was a radio situation comedy series starring
Willard Waterman (above) and Constance Crowder as George
and Jane Webster. The program was launched in New York and
then moved to Chicago for a short time before finishing its run
from Hollywood.

It was heard Friday evenings on CBS from March 9, 1945 to
February 22, 1946 with Quaker Oats as the sponsor. On March
3, 1946, the series moved to Mutual where it aired Sundays until
August 22, 1948.

Two years after this series came to an end, Waterman replaced
Harold Peary as the title character in The Great Gildersleeve in
1950 on NBC.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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"I Want a Guy" is a song written by
Freddie Gorman, Berry
Gordy
and Brian Holland and was the debuting single for
Motown female group
The Supremes.

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