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THE ‘’PRINCESS OF POP’’ IS 44 YEARS YOUNG

Young Photos of Britney!  : r/BritneySpears

Spears kneeling down and smiling
The 1999 debut studio album.

Britney Spears makes big 'goals' for 2025

Icon Britney Spears has had a significant cultural impact in the
21st century and is credited for helping revive the
teen pop

genre.

She is known for her stage performances and for exploring
musical genres including
pop, contemporary R&B, electropop,
and
adult contemporary.

Britney Spears Lit Up The MTV VMAs Stage In A Glittering Yellow Leotard |  SELF

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PORTLAND SIGN THROUGH THE TIMES

Portland's White Stag Sign lit up above Burnside Street with a pink sunset in the background.
A neon sign in the outline of Oregon with the words

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A holiday staple returned to
    Portland on Wednesday: Rudolph is back!

    The red nose of the iconic “White Stag” sign on the west
    end of the Burnside Bridge is always illuminated the day
    before Thanksgiving.

    The Rose City tradition started back in 1959 as a gift when
    “Elizabeth Blair Hirsch suggested it and her husband Harold
    S. Hirsch made it happen, adorning the sign for his sportswear
    company White Stag,” the city said.

    In the 1940s, the sign used to be an ad for "white satin sugar."
    It didn’t have the deer logo. Then, the building housed the
    "white stag" sportswear company (below).

    History of the Oregon shaped sign by the Burnside bridge

    Portland Oregon: Old Town” sign - Fonts In Use

    The sign was named a historic landmark in the 70s. In the 90s
    the letter was changed to say "Made in Oregon, Old Town" as
    we know it today.


    White Stag sign - Wikipedia

    Where We Live: 'Portland's Postcard,' the White Stag Sign

    The University of Oregon started leasing space in
    the building in 2006 and bought the block in 2015.

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    THE YOUNGEST WORLD CHESS CHAMPION

    18-year-old Is Youngest World Chess Champion–Besting Garry Kasparov Who Did  it in 1985 at Age 22

    Soviet-born Garry Kasparov, 22 (above) beat Anatoly Karpov to
    become the youngest world chess champion. Eleven years later,
    he defeated Deep Blue, IBM’s powerful custom-built chess
    computer, then lost to an upgraded Deep Blue the following
    year.

    Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? 40 years on from the most controversial chess  match of all time | CNN

    Garry Kasparov returns to Bucharest for Grand Chess Tour 2025 - 29.04.2025  | BURSA.RO
    Chess Grandmaster Garry Kimovich Kasparov, born
    April 13, 1963.

    How to set up a Chess Board - Regency Chess - Finest Quality Chess Sets,  Boards & Pieces

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    VERSITAL ACTRESS ~ 79 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

    ACTRESS SALLY FIELD IS 78 YEARS YOUNG | PDX RETRO

    Sally Field shares 'horrific' teenage abortion experience: 'These are the  things that women are going through now'

    California born Sally Field has performed in movies, Broadway
    theater
    , television, and made records of popular music. Known
    for
    her extensive work on screen and stage
    .

    Sally Field has received many accolades throughout her career
    spanning six decades, including two
    Academy Awards, two
    Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in
    addition to nominations for a
    Tony Award
    and two British
    Academy Film
    Awards.


    Sally was presented with a star on the
    Hollywood Walk of Fame
    in 2014, the
    National Medal of Arts in 2014, the Kennedy Center
    Honor
    in 2019, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
    Award
    in 2023.
    (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)






    Smokey and the Bandit - Movie - Where To Watch
    1977

    Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice, in the (1977) film... Smokey  and the Bandit ❤️
    Jackie Gleason

    Sally Field's 10 Best Movies, Ranked
    Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields.

    The Flying Nun (TV Series 1967–1970) - IMDb
    ABC TV series…September 7, 1967 to April 3, 1970.

    Sally Field Forrest Gump Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo
    1994

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    The May 28 – June 3, 1966, issue.

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    A FIRST AND ONLY FLIGHT ON THIS DAY IN 1947

    The Hughes H-4 Hercules “Spruce Goose” – Aces Flying High

    The Hughes Flying Boat, at one time the largest aircraft ever built,
    was piloted by designer
    Howard Hughes on its first and only flight
    in Long Beach Harbor, California.

    Built with laminated birch and spruce (hence the nickname the
    Spruce Goose) the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan
    longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than
    700 men to battle.

    Howard Hughes was a successful Hollywood movie producer when
    he founded the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932. He personally
    tested cutting-edge aircraft of his own design and in 1937 broke the transcontinental flight-time record.

    In 1938, he flew around the world in a record three days, 19 hours,
    and 14 minutes.

    Howard Hughes' “Spruce Goose” flies

    Some pictures from my visit with the Spruce Goose in 2006 : r/aviation     
      

    Howard Hughes - IMDb
    Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (1905 – 1976)

    Ruffled feathers over future of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose

    The Spruce Goose is now on display at the Evergreen
    Aviation & Space Museum
    in McMinnville, Oregon.

    Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum ...


     


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