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SINGING BROTHERS BECAME MARINES

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The Everly Brothers, Don and Phil (above) enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps Reserves on November 25, 1961. They served a six-month
stint of training and active duty. One of their few performances during this
time was an on-leave appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, where they 
performed
"Jezebel" and "Crying In The Rain. ‘’ After the Marine Corps,
the brothers resumed their career.

 

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HORROR FILM ACTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1887

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The Monster

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Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt)

(November 23, 1887- February 2, 1969)

Boris Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films such as
Frankenstein’s monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein
(1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His best-known non-horror
portrayal is the Grinch, as well as the narrator, in the animated TV  
special of Dr. Seuss’s How the  Grinch Stole Christmas (1966).     

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FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY ~

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       John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

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Famous frame from the Zapruder film: President Kennedy is being struck in the 
throat by the initial shot.

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JFK That Awful Day

JFK That Awful Day

BULLITON KENNEDY DEAD

Lyndon Johnson Being Sworn In

Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th U.S. President by Judge Sarah 
T. Hughes aboard Air Force One

 

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IT’S GOLDIE HAWN’S 68TH BIRTHDAY

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Goldie Jeanne Hawn is known for her roles in NBC television’s
Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (1968-1973) and films like Private
Benjamin
(1980), Overboard (1987), and Cactus Flower, for
which she won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress
.

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DICK SMOTHERS IS 74 TODAY

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The Smothers Brothers from left: Tom Smothers and younger brother Dick

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Richard Remick "Dick" Smothers

Smothers is a actor, comedian, composer and musician. He is
best known for being half of the musical comedy team the
Smothers Brothers, with his older brother Tom.

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