Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel
Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights
and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died. South
African President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement
Sunday.
A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd‘s semi-fictional anecdotes in his
1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash.
Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007)
Jean Parker Shepherd Jr. (July 26, 1921 – October 16, 1999),
Actor,director, and producer Peter Billingsley turned 50 April
16, 1971.
The most famous BB gun in the world, the Daisy Red Ryder
is a classic tradition that’s as strong now as it was when it
was designed more than 80 years ago.
Comedian Bob Hope gave what he says is his last Christmas show
to U.S. servicemen in Saigon. Hope was a star of stage, radio, TV
and over 50 feature films.
Hope was one of many Hollywood stars who followed the tradition
of traveling overseas to entertain American troops stationed abroad.
The 1972 show marked Hope’s ninth consecutive Christmas Vietnam appearance. Although some antiwar protesters criticized Hope for supporting government policies in Vietnam, the comedian said he believed it was his responsibility to lift spirits by entertaining the
troops.
The USO Christmas Show at Tan Son Nhut Air Base.
