SERIES FINALE AIRED ON THIS DAY

106 million people watched 'M.A.S.H.' finale 35 years ago. No scripted show  since has come close. - The Washington Post

M*A*S*H (TV series) - Wikipedia

On February 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom M*A*S*H bowed
out
after 11 seasons, airing a special two-and-a-half hour
episode watched by 77 percent of the television viewing
audience. It was the largest percentage ever to watch a
single TV show up to that time.

Today in 1983... M*A*S*H aired its... - Do You Remember? | Facebook

The M*A*S*H* series finale, 1983 : r/nostalgia

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GENE HACKMAN AND WIFE FOUND DEAD

Gene Hackman's Life in Photos, from a Young Marine to Celebrated Actor

Reclusive star Gene Hackman, 93, looks fighting fit as he's seen for first time in years - OK ...

Exclusive | Actor Gene Hackman, 94, and wife Betsy Arakawa, 62, seen on first public outing in ...
Eugene Allen Hackman
(January 30, 1930 – c.February 26, 2025)

American actor and novelist, widely regarded as one of the
greatest actors of his generation. Hackman gained widespread recognition for his breakthrough role as Buck Barrow in
"Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), which earned him his first
Academy Award nomination.

Over the next five decades, he became known for his versatility,
playing a wide range of characters in films such as "The French Connection" (1971), for which he won the Academy Award for
Best Actor, and "Unforgiven" (1992), which earned him a
second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Hackman’s career is marked by memorable performances in both dramatic and comedic roles, including "The Conversation" (1974), "Superman" (1978) as Lex Luthor, "Hoosiers" (1986), and "The
Royal Tenenbaums" (2001). He retired from acting in 2004 to
focus on writing novels.

Hackman, his wife, and their dog were found dead at their home
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
. He was 95.

An investigation into the deaths of the couple and their dog is
ongoing, according to Santa Fe police.

Gene Hackman Triple Feature (Hoosiers / The French Connection / Mississippi  Burning)

Unforgiven (1992) - IMDb

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SINGERS GLASSES FOUND ON THIS DAY

 Faosa Mexican glasses from the 50's "buddy holly" made them famous. Silent  witness to the birth of Rock & Roll.    
    
    
    
   

On February 27, 1980, the long-lost glasses of rocker Buddy
Holly, who died in a deadly plane crash in 1959, were found—
filed away in a manila envelope in a court clerk’s office marked
"Charles Harden Holly".

That envelope was opened by Sheriff Jerry Allen. The glasses
were eventually returned to Holly’s widow.


A Beechcraft Bonanza carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens 
and “The Big Bopper” Richardson,
crashed outside Clear
Lake,
Iowa, in the early morning hours of February 3, 1959.
 

Buddy Holly Glasses / Getting Stronger

New film to focus on Buddy Holly's last concert in Clear Lake (with photos)

3 February 1959: “The Day the Music Died” | This Day in Aviation

The Day the Music Died." Popular rock-'n'-roll singers Buddy Holly, Ritchie  Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash  in Iowa on February 3, 1959. The pilot

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SEMINARY PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY

Lewis Sperry Chafer - DTS Voice

Lewis Sperry Chafer

Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952) — Log College Press Annex
Chafer was born in Rock Creek, Ohio.
    
    
  

Chafer was a theologian who co-founded Dallas Theological
Seminary
with his older brother Rollin Thomas Chafer (1868–
1940), served as its first president, and was an influential
proponent of
Christian Dispensationalism in the early 20th
century.

John Hannah described Chafer as a visionary Bible teacher,
a minister of the gospel, a man of prayer with strong piety.

One of his students, Charles Caldwell Ryrie, who went on to
become a theologian and scholar, stated that Chafer was an
evangelist who was also "an eminent theologian."    

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Dr. Charles Caldwell Ryrie (1925-2016) - Cairn Magazine

Dr Charles Caldwell Ryrie (1925-2016) - Mémorial Find a Grave

Systematic Theology by Chafer, 8-Volume Set | Evermore Books
Systematic Theology 8 volume set.


Systematic Theology
remains highly relevant
today.

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YOUNG ACTRESS HAS NEEN FOUND DEAD

Michelle Trachtenberg — The Movie Database (TMDB)

(FOX News) – Actress Michelle Trachtenberg was found dead
in a New York City apartment today. She  was 39.

Authorities found Trachtenberg after responding to a 911 call
around 8 a.m. local time. The actress was unconscious and unresponsive, according to the New York Police Department.

Trachtenberg’s death is not being investigated as suspicious
and the cause of death will be determined by the medical
examiner.

Police sources told ABC-7 that Trachtenberg had recently
undergone a liver transplant and may have been experiencing complications.

The actress starred as Dawn Summers on "Buffy the Vampire
Slayer" for three years. The series ran from 1997-2003 on WB.

Buffy' proved you could save the world, still hit the mall

Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' and 'Harriet the Spy'  star, dies at at 39 | RochesterFirst

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