John S. Pemberton

 
Italian film producer Dino DeLaurentiis has died today. He was the
man who oversaw the Oscar winning film, “Serpico”(1973)and the
last film for John Wayne, “The Shootist”(1976). DeLaurentiis was
the producer of more than 500 wide-ranging films. He was 91.

Senator John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Vice President
Richard M. Nixon for the Presidency in 1960.

Music legend Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John” became the
100th number one single of the Rock era on this date in
1961. Jimmy wrote the song in an hour and a half while
flying to Nashville for a recording session. It was his
only chart topper.

  
           John Cameron Swayze 

    
              Douglas Edwards

 
                                Edward R. Murrow
 

  Chet Huntley & David Brinkley                    Walter Cronkite