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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sandy Kozel

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Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti) (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995)

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Ross Simpson

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sandy Kozel

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Alton Glenn Miller

(March 1, 1904 – missing in action December 15, 1944)

 

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Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)

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TIM CONWAY IS 81 TODAY

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Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway
 

Comedian and actor,Tim Conway is best known for his role as the inept Ensign
Charles Parker in the 1960s situation comedy, McHale’s Navy on ABC, and for
his sketch comedy as a co-star on the 1970s CBS variety program, The Carol
Burnett Show
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AVIATION PIONEER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1896

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General/Doctor James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF
(December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993)

Gen. James H. Doolittle led the first air raid on Japan during
World War II and earned the Medal of Honor for his valor and
leadership as commander of the mission which took place on
April of 1942, while he was a lieutenant colonel. 

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Artists depiction of the Doolittle Raid on Japan

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