William Aloysius Keane (October 5, 1922 – November 8, 2011) 

Bil Keane was a cartoonist most noted for his work on the long-running
newspaper comic The Family Circus, which began its run in 1960 and
continues in syndication today. He died Tuesday at his home in Paradise
Valley, Arizona from congestive heart failure.

Sen. John F. Kennedy as he joined approximately 67,000,000 voters 
in casting a ballot for President of the United States in Boston, Nov.
8, 1960.

First strip, October 26, 1970

 
Garry Trudeau

Frequently political in nature, Doonesbury is a comic strip by cartoonist Garry
Trudeau (above). The main character, Michael Doonesbury life is viewed from 
his college years to a young senior citizen. The name “Doonesbury” is a merging
of the word doone (prep school slang for “someone who is out to lunch”) and the
surname of Charles Phillsbury who was Trudeau’s roommate while at Yale
University. The strip is written and penciled by Garry Trudeau, then it is 
inked and lettered by his assistant Don Carlton. Doonesbury was the
first comic to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

 
Claire Trevor with Edward G. Robinson


Ona Munson with Robinson in 1941

Big Town first aired on CBS from October 19, 1937 to June 25, 1952. Edward
G. Robinson had the lead role of crusading newspaper editor Steve Wilson
from 1937 till 1942. Clair Trevor played Wilson’s sidekick with Ona Munson
taking over the role in 1940. The show was written by ex-newspaperman
Jerry McGill. It was rated No. 1 among the r reporter-type drama series
on radio. Big Town w as also rated in the top 15 among all radio programs
broadcast and had a listenership of between 10 and 20 million people. Show
sponsors were Isronized Yeast, Bayer Asprin, and Lifeboy Soap.The original
announcer was Carlton KaDell (below). 

Carlton KaDell

The radio drama Big Town was later adapted to both film
and television as well as a comic book published by DC
Comics (shown above).

Following a lengthy trial, Prohibition-era gangster and crime syndicate leader
Al Capone was  found guilty of income tax evasion and various Prohibition
violations. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison on October 17, 1931.