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FIRST APPEARANCE ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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The Dave Clark Five made a total 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan
Show
,
the most of any British Invasion group.

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The Dave Clark Five with Ed Sullivan

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1943

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Doris Grundy (Betty) and Charles Mullen (Archie) rehearse for the 
radio show

Archie Andrews began on the NBC Blue Network and switched to Mutual
in 1944, and then continued on NBC radio from 1945 until September 5,
1953. The program’s original announcer was Kenneth Banghart, later
succeeded by Bob Shepard (during the 1947-48 season, when Swift
and Company
sponsored the program). Archie was first played by
Charles Mullen (1943-1944), Jack Grimes (1944) and Burt Boyar
(1945), with Bob Hastings (1945-1953) as the title character during
the NBC years. Jughead was portrayed by Hal Stone, Cameron
Andrews and later by Arnold Stang.

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Hal Stone

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VOICE ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1908

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  Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989)

Blanc, known as "The Man of 1000 Voices", was born in San Francisco,
California, and later moved to Portland, Oregon where he attended
Lincoln High School. He began his radio career at age 19 on the KGW
program The Hoot Owls in 1927. This is where his ability to produce
voices for a large number of characters was first noticed. Blanc also
worked for KEX radio in Portland with his own show in 1933.  

Mel Blanc later moved to Los Angeles and joined Warner-Bros- owned
KFWB radio in Hollywood where he soon became the voices of various
Warner-Bros cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and
Porky Pig, just to name a few.

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FLAG ADOPTED ON THIS DAY IN 1916

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By Executive Order (2390), President Woodrow Wilson ordered the
adoption of a single design flag to be used by both the U.S Army and
the U.S. Navy. 

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Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) 
The 28th President of the United States 

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FIRST CARTOON IN 3D ON THIS DAY IN 1953

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The Walt Disney short cartoon was shown at Disneyland in the
Fantasyland Theater as part of the 3D Jamboree. This film was
the first in a proposed series of shorts teaching the principles of 
music, called Adventures in Music. Only one other film in the series 
was made, Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom.

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Professor Owl

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