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Dr. Kildare is an NBC medical drama television series which originally ran from September 28, 1961, until August 30, 1966 for a total of 191 episodes over five seasons Produced by MGM Television.
The TV series quickly achieved success and made a star of Richard Chamberlain, who played the title role. Dr. Kildare.
George Richard Chamberlain will
be 88 years old on March 31st.
On January 26, 1961, just about a week after his inauguration,
President John F. Kennedy appointed Janet Travell, 59 (above),
as his personal physician, making her the first woman in history
to hold the post.
Dr. Travell possessed an impressive resume that included
graduating with honors from Wellesley College, internships
in cardiology, a professorship in clinical pharmacology at
Cornell University and an established reputation as a pioneer
in the treatment of chronic myofascial pain.
Dr. Travell with President Kennedy.
Janet Graeme Travell (December 17, 1901 – August 1, 1997)
SANDY KOZEL
SANDY KOZEL
Retired Scottish actor Sir Thomas Sean Connery
is 89 today.
James Bond: 1962-1969 and 1983
1989
MIKE GRACIA
On this day in 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and White House
chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to
obstruct the FBI’s Watergate investigation. A tape recording of this meeting between the two men in the Oval Office became known as
the “Smoking Gun” tape.
President Richard Nixon (seated) meeting with Chief of Staff H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman in the White House.
On this day in 1940, Adolf Hitler (center) visits Paris after France falls
to Nazi Germany.
It was on this day in 1995 when Dr. Jonas Salk died from heart
failure.
TIME Magazine Cover: Dr. Jonas Salk — Mar. 29, 1954.
Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995)
