Gigi Perreau and Linda Darnell help shovel dirt during the Walk of Fame 
groundbreaking ceremony.

Official groundbreaking for the Hollywood Walk of Fame project took place on
February 8, 1960. Joanne Woodward’s name was one of eight drawn at random,
contrary to popular belief there was no “first” recipient. The original stars were
installed as a continuous project with no individual ceremonies. As of January
25, 2013, the Walk consists of 2,489 stars. Approximately twenty new stars are
added to the Walk each year.

The man credited with the idea for creating a Walk of Fame, was E. M. Stuart,
who served in 1953 as the volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce.

Joanne Woodward and E.M. Stuart

The first official Vice President’s flag, with the vice presidential coat of arms, 
was established by executive order in 1936. The current flag (below) dates  
from 1975 when it was redesigned during Gerald Ford’s administration. 

Vice President Joe Biden

Robert Klein is a stand-up comedian, singer and actor whose first 
major appearance was as host of the 1970 summer TV series Comedy
Tonight on CBS. Many of his routines were introduced on the series
and eventually released on record albums. Klein was very popular
in the 1970s with his routines on the Watergate scandal. He starred
in HBO’s first stand-up comedy special in 1975.

Our Gang cast (also known as The Little Rascals)