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SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1966


Original run on CBS-TV: October 3, 1961 – June 1, 1966

The series,created by Carl Reiner, won 15 Emmy Awards. In 1997, the
episodes "Coast-to-Coast Big Mouth" and "It May Look Like a Walnut"
were ranked at #8 and #15 respectively on TV Guide’s 100 Greatest
Episodes of All Time
. In 2002, it was ranked at 13 on TV Guide’s 50
Greatest TV Shows of All Time
.

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SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom was a half-hour variety show that aired 
on ABCTV from October 3, 1957 to June 23, 1960. Boone was at the time
the youngest person to host his own network variety program until ABC’s
The Donny & Marie Show in 1976.


Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone turned 81 June 1.

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A REVIEW OF PAST NEWS STORIES

today in history

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Camille Bohannon

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CHUBBY CHECKER IS 74 TODAY


Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Chubby is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit
cover of Hank Ballard‘s R&B hit "The Twist". In September 2008 "The Twist"
topped Billboard’s list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the
Hot 100 since its debut in 1958. He is the only recording artist to place five
albums in the Top 12 all at once.

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SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

twilight zone titla
Original air dates on CBS – TV: October 2, 1959 – June 19, 1964


The Twilight Zone
is a television anthology series created and hosted by 
Rod Serling (above). TV Guide ranked the Zone #4 in its list of the 60
Greatest Dramas of All Time.

    

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