TIM MAGUIRE

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.

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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.

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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 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.