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PORTLAND’S BROADWAY AT NIGHT IN 1955

broadway 

Note: The Liberty Theater dated back to around 1916

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ~

teletype machines

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CAPRA’S GREAT POLITICAL FILM FROM 1939

Mr Smith Goes To Washington poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning
for Best Original Story. In 1989, the
Library of Congress added the movie to the 
United States National Film Registry.  

The filibuster scene

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DEAN STOCKWELL TURNED 77 TODAY

Stockwell yng

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Dean Stockwell (Robert Dean Stockwell) of film and television,
with a career spanning over 65 years, began as a child actor
under contract to
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He first came to the
public’s attention in films such as Anchors Aweigh (1945) and
The Green Years (1946).

Stockwell is currently known for television roles, in the 1989–
1993 NBC television series Quantum Leap, and the
Sci Fi
Channel
21st century revival of Battlestar Galactica.

compulsion dvd

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A FAMOUS CIVILIAN ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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Elvis Presley receiving his Army discharge papers and last pay of
$109.54.

elvis-presley meeting with reporters

Elvis is seen here meeting with reporters at Fort Dix Army Base in New 
Jersey after being honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.

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