MIKE GRACIA
President Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman
discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI’s Watergate investigation.
President Nixon (seated) and H.R. Haldeman.
It was on this day in 1995.
Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995)
The panel game show “I’ve Got a Secret” was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. The original run was
June 19, 1952–April 3, 1967. The show was originally hosted by
radio and television personality Garry Moore. Various celebrity
panelists would try to determine a contestant’s "secret".
Panelists included from left: Bill Cullen, Jayne Medows, Henry
Morgan, and Faye Emerson. Host Gary Moore (standing).
CAMILLE BOHANNON
It took place on this day in 1953.
The emancipation of slaves was proclaimed in Texas on this day
in 1865. It is the oldest known celebrating commemorating the
ending of slavery in the country.
Paula Julie Abdul is 55 years young today.
Paula Abdul was inspired to perform by dancer Gene Kelly. She started her
career as an LA Lakers cheerleader and then became a choreographer. She
won the Lifetime Achievement Award for choreography at The Carnival:
Choreographer’s Ball in 2013.
Helen Elizabeth Hunt was born in Culver City, California.
Helen Hunt co-starred with Paul Reiser in the NBC-TV sitcom Mad
About You (1992-1999) and appeared in the successful 1997 film
As Good As It Gets and Twister (1996).
Before fame she went to several plays each week as a child and
later practiced ballet and attended UCLA.
Helen Hunt holds her Academy Award Oscar for
Best Actress in the 1997 film As Good As It Gets.
Adam West (William West Anderson)
(September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017).
Adam West was best known for his portrayal of the title role in the
1960s ABC series Batman and its theatrical feature film. His acting
career began in films in 1959. West died in Los Angeles after a short
battle with leukemia.
