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BROADCAST JOURNALIST IS 80 TODAY

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Samuel Andrew "Sam" Donaldson, Jr.

Reporter and news anchor Sam Donaldson has been with ABC News
from 1967 to the present. He is best known as the network’s White
House Correspondent (1977–89 and 1998–99). He also served as 
panelist and later co-anchor of the network’s Sunday news Program
"This Week". From 1956 to 1959, Donaldson served on active duty
as an artillery officer in the United States Army, attaining the rank
of Captain (USAR).

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FIRST PERFECT GAME ON THIS DAY IN 1913

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William (Bill) Knox

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William Knox of Philadelphia rolled the first perfect 300 game in tournament   
competition history in the USBC Open Championships in Toledo, Ohio. He
had a reputation for match game and league bowling in the East. Knox once
rolled a 300 game with a screen at the foul line so he couldn’t see the pins
for the purpose of illustrating the effectiveness of spot bowling. 

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SHARON STONE IS 56 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

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1970 Yearbook photo

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Sharon Vonne Stone

Sharon Stone became well known for her role in the 1992 thriller Basic
Instinct with Michael Douglas. Despite initial critical negativity and public 
protest, Basic Instinct became one of the most successful films financially  
of the 1990s. Before fame, Stone quit school to become a fashion model 
in New York City.

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PRODUCTION BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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The Ford Mustang was brought out five months before the normal start of the 1965 production year. The earliest versions are often referred to as 1964½ models, but
VIN coded by Ford and titled as 1965 models with production beginning in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964. The new car was introduced to the public on April 17,
1964 at the New York World’s Fair.

1964 World's Fair Ford Mustang Introduction

1964 World's Fair Ford Mustang Introduction

Introducing the new 1965 Ford Mustang to the media in the Ford Pavilion at  
the 1964 World’s Fair in New York.

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SITCOM AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Willard Waterman


Those Websters
was a radio situation comedy series on CBS starring 
Willard Waterman and Constance Crowder as George and Jane Webster.

The program began in New York and then moved to Chicago for a short
time before finishing its run from Hollywood.

Those Websters was heard Friday evenings from March 9, 1945 until the
series moved to Mutual on March 3, 1946 when it aired Sunday night until
August 22, 1948.

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