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DANCE HISTORY MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on TV for the first time on "American Bandstand."

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REVIEWING PAST NEWS HEADLINES

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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson)

(June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)


In 2009, TV Guide Network named Marilyn Monroe No. 1 in Film’s Sexiest 
Women of All Time.

 

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WATCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1957 ~

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The Everly Brothers made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan
Show and introduced their upcoming single, "Wake Up Little Susie."

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS STORIES

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Mike Gracia

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POPULAR WRESTLER HAS DIED AT AGE 61

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‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper (Roderick "Roddy" George Toombs)

(April 17, 1954 – July 30, 2015)

Canadian born Piper suffered a heart attack shortly before his death at
his home in California. He rose to fame in the 1980s as one of the biggest
stars of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) organization.

He took part in WrestleMania I back in 1985 and faced off against Hulk
Hogan and Mr. T, and after racking up 34 championships, he was inducted
into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

In late 1978-early 1979, local wrestler Buddy Rose talked Piper into leaving
the California for even more fame in Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest Territory
where he teamed with Killer Tim Brooks, Rick Martel, and Mike Popovich to
win the
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship. Piper also won the
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship with victories over both
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Jonathan Boyd and "Playboy" Buddy Rose.

Piper also moved into acting, landing starring roles in John Carpenter film
"They Live" in 1988 and in "Hell Comes to Frogtown."

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