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THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Mike Gracia

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Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney
(November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003)

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THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Tim Maguire

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William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is 96 today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ‘’AMERICA’S PASTOR’’!

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TALK SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, is a television talk
show
hosted by Phil Donahue that ran for 26 years on national TV. Its
run was preceded by three years of local broadcast over WLWD in
Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1967. It was broadcast in syndication
nationwide between
1970 and 1996. In 2002, Donahue was ranked
twenty-ninth on TV Guide magazine’s
list of the fifty greatest
television shows of all-time
.

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Johnny Carson (left) was a guest on the Donahue show in 1970

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Phillip John "Phil" Donahue will turn 79 on December 21

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ACTOR RICHARD SCHAAL IS DEAD AT 86

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Richard Schaal (May 7, 1928 – November 4, 2014)

Actor and comedian Richard Schaal, a member of Chicago’s legendary
Second City improv group in the 1960s, died Tuesday, November 4, in
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. The cause was not disclosed.

Schaal was best known for his work in many classic sitcoms including
"The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda," "The Bob Newhart Show,"
"Phyllis" and "Just My Luck."

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DATE IN 1966

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"Last Train to Clarksville" is the debut single by The Monkees, released
August 16, 1966. It reached the top position on the Billboard Hot 100
eight weeks after their TV series debuted.

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