JOE PESCI BECAME 68 TODAY

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Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci , actor, comedian, singer and musician has
starred in a number of  films such as Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), 
My Cousin Vinny (1992), JFK (1991), and Home Alone (1990). Pesci
won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1990 for his
role as movster Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON EVERLY ~ 74 TODAY

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Don Everly, on the right, with his younger brother, Phil (The Everly Brothers)
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and elected to the 
Country Music Hall of Fame in 1986.

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BELOVED GOSPEL SINGER IS 102 TODAY!

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George Beverly "Bev" Shea is a Grammy-Award-winning bass-baritone gospel music singer and the composer of several hymns.  Shea is considered "the first international singing ‘star’ of the gospel world," as a result of his solos at Billy Graham Crusades
and his exposure on radio, records, and television. According to the Guinness Book
of Records, Shea holds the world record for singing in person to the most people ever,
with an estimated cumulative live audience of 220 million people. Shea has been a 
musical mainstay in Graham’s crusades since 1947.

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    From left to right, song leader Cliff Barrows, Billy Graham, and Bev Shea

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                         Happy Birthday George, and may God bless!

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QUEEN CROWNED ON THIS DATE IN 1559

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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth l in Westminster Abbey  
was the beginning of a 44 year reign. It provided needed 
stability for the kingdom.

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HOLLAND TAYLOR TURNED 68 TODAY

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Holland Taylor’s long acting career began in the theater. She 
appeared in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions
from 1960 to 1980. Taylor has been nominated four times for her
role as Evelyn Harper, Charlie and Alan’s mother in the CBS-TV
sitcom series Two and a Half Men.

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Holland Taylor with Charlie Sheen in a scene from Two and a Half Men

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Holland Taylor shown here on stage in a one-person show as late 
Texas Governor Ann Richards.

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