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OREGON ZOO ELEPHANT IS 54 TODAY!

Packy was born April 14, 1962. He’s an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo, Portland Zoological Gardens at the time, in Portland, Oregon. Packy is famous for having
been the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years. Currently, he
is the oldest male Asian elephant in North America.


The new elephant habitat at the Oregon Zoo.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1955

Fats Domiino’s "Ain’t That a Shame" was a hit for the singer,
eventually selling a million copies. It reached #1 on the "Black
Singles
" chart and #10 on the "Pop Singles" chart. The song
is ranked #438 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500
Greatest
Songs of All Time
.


Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. turned 88 on February 26.

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TONY DOW IS 71 TODAY


Tony Lee Dow was born in Hollywood, California.

Dow played big brother, Wally Cleaver on the CBS/ABC television series, Leave
it to
Beaver (1957 – 1963) which earned him a Former Child Star "Lifetime
Achievement" Award. He was a Junior Olympics diving champion in his teens. He  
has become a sculptor, creating abstract bronze sculptures (above).

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ED O’NEILL IS 70 TODAY

 


Edward Philip "Ed" O’Neill, Jr. was born in Youngstown, Ohio.

Ed O’Neill played Al Bundy on Fox- TV’s Married…With Children (1987-1997) 
and also stars as Jay Pritchett on ABC’s sitcom Modern Family (2009-present).

O’Neill briefly worked as a social studies teacher before pursuing acting. He is
a martial arts black belt, and was almost a professional football player but got
cut in training camp.

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MICHAEL LEARNED IS 77 TODAY


Michael Learned was born in Washington, D.C.

Michael Learned played Olivia on the CBS television series The Waltons
(1972-1981). She has won a record four Primetime Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Lead
Actress in a Drama Series
; three for The Waltons in
1973, 74, and 76, and one for Nurse on CBS-TV (1982).

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