LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor David McCallum, who became a
teen heartthrob in the hit series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." in
the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the
popular "NCIS" 40 years later, has died.
McCallum died Monday of natural causes surrounded by
family at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
TIM MAGUIRE
I Love Lucy is a television sitcom that originally aired
on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with
a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons.
The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz
(above), along with Vivian Vance and William Frawley.
JOHN BELMONT
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001)
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., was killed in a crash during the final lap
of the Daytona 500 race on this day in 2001. Earnhardt was inducted into
numerous halls of fame, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame inaugural
class in 2010.
Dale Earnhardt in car # 3 hits the wall hard in the 2001 Daytona 500.
John Joseph Travolta is 65 years old today.
Actor John Travolta starred in the 1970s hit films Saturday Night Fever
and Grease. He went on to play Vincent Vega in the critically acclaimed
1994 film Pulp Fiction. Travolta also starred in the action thriller Face/Off
(1997) with Nicolas Cage.
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TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. During his presidential campaign, he
had announced his intention to pardon those who had failed to
register for the draft or left the country to avoid service.
Vietnam Draft Dodgers in 1977.
On this day in 1976, the French Concorde SST aircraft began regular commercial service for Air France and British Airways.
The official handover ceremony to British Airways of its first
Concorde occurred on 15 January 1976 at Heathrow Airport.
SHIRLEY SMITH
Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph on
this day in 1877.
On this day in 1973, President Richard M. Nixon‘s attorney, J. Fred
Buzhardt, announced the presence of an 18½-minute gap in one of
the White House tape recordings related to the Watergate case.
President Nixon (seated) and H.R. Haldeman in 1972.
On this day in 1934, the Cole Porter musical "Anything
Goes" opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre (now
known as the Neil Simon Theatre). The musical has
been revived several times in the U.S. and Britain and
has been filmed twice. It has long been a popular
choice for school and community productions.
Ethel Merman (Ethel Agnes Zimmermann)
(January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984)
