The comic strip Blondie was created by cartoonist Chic Young and distributed by 
King Features Syndicate. The success of the strip led to a long-running Blondie
film series (1938–1950) and the popular Blondie radio program (1939–1950).

Chic Young drew Blondie until his death in 1973, when creative control passed
to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip. Young has collaborated
with a number of artists on Blondie, including Mike Gersher, and Stan Drake. The
strip has been translated in 35 languages and appears in more than 2,000 papers
in 47 countries.

                  
                             Chic Young (Murat Bernard Young)

          
                                                   Dean Young

     
        Tim Maguire

Isaac Sidney Caesar is 91 today

Bess Myerson as Miss America in 1945

Bess Myerson become the first Jewish woman to win the Miss America 
pageant shortly after World War II along with a first ever pageant award 
of $5,000 scholarship. 

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Myerson enjoyed a successful TV 
career as a game show panelist, actress, and commercial pitchwoman 
for many popular products.

 
Bess Myerson turned 89 on July 16th

Carl Scheib, 1952 Topps, Card # 116

Scheib of the Philadelphia Athletics was youngest player to debut
in an American League baseball game. He was 16 years, eight
months and five days old. He led the American League in Wild
Pitches (9) in 1950 and was one of the best hitting pitchers of
his time. Carl Alvin Scheib turned 86 on January 1st.