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FORMER TEEN IDOL IS 72 TODAY

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Fabiano Anthony Forte

 

Fabian became well known after performing several times on American
Bandstand
. He became a teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s
with eleven songs on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Ross Simpson

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1953


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Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron ("Hammer") is 81 years old today

After learning to play baseball by hitting bottle caps with sticks he found
in the street, Hank  Aaron led his high school team to the Mobile Negro
High School Championship two consecutive years.

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1954

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WESTERN SERIES OF THE 1950’s

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Original syndicated run: September 1, 1955 –
August 1, 1956.
                                         

Judge Roy Bean is a syndicated western television series
starring Edgar Buchanan as the legendary Kentucky-born
Judge Roy Bean, a Texas justice of the peace known as
"The Law West of the Pecos".

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BREAKING NEWS ON THIS DAY IN 1977

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TV SPECIAL DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Bobby Darin in his first variety series was joined by singer Joanie Sommers 
and veteran comedian Bob Hope with Billy May and His Orchestra. This TV 
special was a pilot for a potential series but it was not picked up.

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