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NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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jimmy swaggart

Jimmy Lee Swaggart will be 78 on March 15. He is the cousin
of rock’n’roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and country music star
Mickey Gilley.

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NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is 73 today

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BOMBER JACKET BRINGS BIG BUCKS!

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kennedy bomber jacket

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) -The bomber jacket worn by President John
F. Kennedy (above) on Air Force One sold for $665,500 on Sunday, according
to the auction house. The jacket was among hundreds of auctioned items that
belonged to David Powers, a longtime aide of the president.

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HOLIDAY GREETING FROM PDX RETRO!

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Presidents’ Day was initiated by President Nixon in honor of all past
presidents of the United States, and set on the day when Washington’s
Birthday was celebrated.

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John Joseph Travolta turned 59 today

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