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WHEN LOCAL RADIO WAS REAL RADIO
Radio KXL signed on the air from Portland, Ore. in 1926.
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/KXL-Portland-OR-Moving-Ahead.pdf
LEGENDARY SEX SYMBOL HAS DIED AT 91
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (1934 – 2025)
(SUN) – “The Brigitte Bardot foundation announces with
immense sadness the death of its founder and president,
Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-renowned actress and
singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to
dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her
foundation."
Bardot had been hospitalized briefly in late October at
Saint-Jean Hospital in Toulon, France where she
underwent a minor surgical procedure.
Bardot Bardot acted in 47 films, performed in several
musicals, and recorded more than 60 songs. She was
awarded the Legion of Honor (below) in 1985.
1959

FIRST SOMMERCIAL MOVIE WAS SCREENED
On December 28, 1895, the world’s first commercial movie
screening took place at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film
was made by Louis and Auguste Lumière, two French
brothers who developed a camera-projector called the
Cinematographe.
The Lumière brothers unveiled their invention to the public
in March 1895 with a brief film showing workers leaving the
Lumière factory.
On December 28, the entrepreneurial siblings screened a
series of short scenes from everyday French life and
charged admission for the first time.
Auguste (left) and Louis Lumière.
In addition to the Cinematographe, the Lumières also developed
the first practical color photography process, the Autochrome
plate, which debuted in 1907.
PROLIFIC ACTOR HAS A BIRTHDAY TODAY
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an actor, producer, director,
and Pentecostal minister. Known for his dramatic roles on
stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades
including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards,
two Silver Bears and one Tony Award as well as nominations
for a Grammy Award and two Emmy Awards.
In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest
actor of the 21st century. He has also been honored with the
Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award
in 2019, the Honorary Palme d’Or in 2025, and the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2025.
Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide.
2014 2025
2001 2023
2007 2004
2024 2010
2012 2000
Denzel Washington is 71 today.
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