Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show"
on CBS-TV.
Singer Julius La Rosa, left, makes a guest appearance on “The
Morning Show” with host Jack Paar.
Anchorman Walter Cronkite, host of CBS Television’s ‘The
Morning Show,’ with his daily guest, Charlemane the lion,
one of the Bill and Cora Baird Puppets.
TIM MAGUIRE
The armistice agreement that ended the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea on this day in 1953.
The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against
President Richard Nixon on this day in 1974.
It was on this day in 1996.
The blast site is seen during the investigation immediately following
the bombing.
On this day in 1980, the deposed shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza
Pahlavi, died of cancer in a hospital near Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980)
Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope) (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)
Bob Hope, was an English-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian,
actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career that spanned
nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films,
with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven
"Road" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope’s top-billed
partner.
In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than
any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television
roles, and was the author of 14 books. Hope retired in 1997, and died at
the age of 100 in 2003, at his home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of
Los Angeles.
Bob Hope performs for servicemen at Munda Airstrip, New Georgia,
Solomon Islands, in 1944.
Bob Hope in the guest chair on the Tonight Show with host Johnny
Carson.
The song "Thanks for the Memory” was Hope’s
signature tune.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
On this day in 1961, America was asked by President Kennedy to
work toward putting a man on the moon before the end of the
decade.
On this day in 1977, "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" opened
and became the largest grossing film to date.
Director George Lucas.
In Houston on this day in 2006, former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth
Lay and Jeffrey Skillinng were convicted of conspiracy and fraud
for the downfall of Enron.
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It was on this day in 1992, Jay Leno debuted as the new permanent
host of NBC’s "Tonight Show."
Comedian Billy Crystal (left) was Leno’s first guest on the show. He
also appeared on Leno’s final “Tonight Show” episode on February
6, 2014.
ED DONAHUE
On this day in 1939, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a
military alliance between Germany and Italy known as the "Pact
of Steel."
Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
President Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit
Russia on this day in 1972. He met with Soviet leader Leonid
Brezhnev.
In Birmingham, AL. on this day in 2002, a jury convicted former Ku
Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry (above) of murder in the 1963
church bombing that killed four girls shown on the memorial below.
Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s "Tonight Show" for the last time on
this day in 1992. He had been host for 30 years.
Laurence Kerr Olivier (Baron Olivier) (May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989)
English actor and director Laurence Olivier who, along with his
contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated
the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films
throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late
in his career, he had considerable success in television roles.
1940
Arthur William Bell 111 was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Art Died at his home in Pahrump, Nevada this morning. The
exact cause of death is not know at this time but, an autopsy
has been scheduled. He had suffered from health problems in
the previous years. Bell posted on his website in July 2016
that he had been hospitalized for pneumonia and revealed
at the time that he was suffering with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease.
Art Bell behind the mic at KSBK in Okinawa.
Art Bell was a paranormal talk radio host of ”Coast to Coast”
(1988 – 2007) which originated from his home studio (above)
in Pahrump, Nevada.
