Marlon Brando Jr.
(April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)

A vintage Vespa ridden by Hollywood legend Marlon Brando – illegally –
while visiting Britain is to go under the hammer.

Double-Oscar winner Brando rode the iconic Italian scooter around
Berkshire – even though it was not registered in the U.K.

Brando’s “fun runaround” belonged to his American movie producer
pal Elliot Kastner, who he worked with on 1976 American epic western
"Missouri Breaks."

Kastner, best known for producing World War Two classic Where Eagles
Dare, bought the 1976 Vespa in Rome for a film shoot. He later shipped
it to England where he owned Runnymede House, a country home in
Old Windsor, Berkshire.

Greyhound Lines, Inc., usually shortened to Greyhound, is an
intercity bus common carrier serving over 3,800 destinations
across North America. The company’s first route began in
Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914, and the company adopted the
Greyhound name in 1929.

Two commuter trains and a freight train collide near Tokyo, Japan,
killing more than 160 people and injuring twice that number.  

The subsequent investigation into the accident resulted in the
indictment of nine of the freight train’s crew members for criminal negligence.

SANDY KOZEL

Meet the Beatles! was the first US Beatles album to be issued by
Capitol Records in both mono and stereo formats. It topped the
popular album chart on 15 February 1964 and remained at the
number one spot for eleven weeks before being replaced by The
Beatles’ Second Album.

Sir Roderick (Rod) David Stewart is 73 years old today.

Rod Stewart released over 60 hit singles and, in 2008, was named the 17th
most successful artist on the The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists.

In 2006, he won a Grammy Award for the best Best Traditional Pop Vocal
Album for Stardust…The Great American Songbook Volume III. He has a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which was received in 2007.

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
ED  DONAHUE

It was on this day in 1964.

Assassination of  President John F. Kennedy on  November 22, 1963.

On this day in 1954, The"Tonight!" show made its debut on NBC-TV
with Steve Allen (below) as host.