On this day in 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S.
Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of its plan to conquer Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claims 2,400 American
lives, would prompt the United States to declare war against Japan
the next day.
The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
David Lander, known best for his role as Squiggy on “Laverne & Shirley,“ died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los
Angeles from complications from multiple sclerosis. His wife,
Kathy, daughter Natalie, and son-in-law were by his side.
Television and movie actor William Talman, best known for playing
Los Angeles District Attorney Hamilton Burger in the CBS television
series Perry Mason (Sept. 21, 1957 – May 22, 1966).
Talman is also known for being the first actor in Hollywood to film an
antismoking public service announcement for the American Cancer
Society. A lifelong heavy smoker, he was diagnosed with lung cancer,
and knew he was dying when he filmed the commercial.
The short film began with the words: “Before I die, I want to do what I can
to leave a world free of cancer for my six children. Talman requested that
the commercial not be aired until after his death.
William Talman as seen in a 1957 episode of Perry Mason.
Family Circle, 1962: Colgate’s Soaky Santa bath suds was a popular stocking stuffer.
