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Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is 75 today.


Original air dates on NBC: September 13, 1990 – May 24, 2010.

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Tim Maguire

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MAGAZINE DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1967


John Lennon as Private Gripeweed on the cover of Rolling Stone’s
first issue.

Rolling Stone is a biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It
was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the
publisher, and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.



Jann Simon Wenner turned 69 in January.


Ralph Joseph Gleason
(March 1, 1917 – June 3, 1975)

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Art Carney (left) on the Honeymooners set with Jackie Gleason.


Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney

(November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003)

Carney was drafted into the U.S. Army as an infantryman
as a machine gun crewman during World War II
. During the
Battle of Normandy serving in the 28th Infantry Division, he
was wounded in the leg by shrapnel and walked with a limp
for the rest of his life.

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‘’AMERICA’S PASTOR’’ IS 97 TODAY


William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. was born in Charlotte, North
Carolina
.

Since his ministry began in 1947, Billy Graham conducted more than 400
crusades in 185 countries and territories on six continents. The first Billy
Graham Crusade, held September 13–21, 1947, in the Civic Auditorium in
Grand Rapids, Michigan, was attended by 6,000 people. Graham was 29
years old at the time. In 1950, Graham founded the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) with its headquarters in Minneapolis. He was a spiritual
adviser to a number of
U.S. Presidents.

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