The first televised presidential debate took place in Chicago on September 26,
1960. Vice President Richard Nixon, recovering from the flu, looked pale and
sweaty. His Democratic opponent, Senator John F. Kennedy, had just come
from campaigning in California and looked tanned and vital.
Listeners to the radio broadcast thought Nixon won the debate, but television
viewers gave the win to Kennedy.
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in “Grease” (1978)
Olivia Newton-John is a four-time Grammy award winner who has had
five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No.
1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles, have been certified
gold by the RIAA. Her music has been successful in multiple formats
including pop, country and adult contemporary and has sold an
estimated over 100 million albums worldwide.
Mickey Rooney (Joseph Yule, Jr.) has been working as a performer
since he was a child. He was a superstar as a teenager for the films
in which he played Andy Hardy, and has one of the longest careers
of any actor to date spanning 90 years actively making films in ten
decades (1920s to 2010s).
Mickey Rooney has received numerous awards,including a Juvenile
Academy Award, an Honorary Academy Award, two Golden Globes
and an Emmy Award.
1941
The Big Record was a record hop styled music show hosted by singer
Pattie Page and featured a mix of young and old big name guests of
the music and recording industry performing for a musical hour. They
included Harry James, Paul Anka, Gogi Grant, and Sammy Kaye. The
choreography was done by June Taylor. The Big Record was sponsored
by Oldsmobile and ran for 7 episodes from 1957 to 1958 on CBS-TV.
This Life magazine cover advertised the latest Astaire-Rogers film Carefree,
and was signed by Fred Astaire. It recently sold for $600.
