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Mar

HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Danny Welkes, Milton Berle's Manager Behind 30-Year NBC Deal, Dies at 88

Milton Berle (Mendel Berlinger)
(July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002)

Berle was an actor and comedian. His career
spanned over eight decades, first in silent
films and on stage as a child actor, then in
radio, movies and television.

As the host of NBC‘s Texaco Star Theatre
(1948–1953), he was the first major television
star and was known to millions of viewers as
"Uncle Miltie" and "Mr. Television" during the
first Golden Age of Television.

He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame for his work in both radio and TV.

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Mar

JOHNNY MATHIS IS TAKING A STEP BACK

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The singers retirement from the stage was announced via a
Facebook post on Wednesday (March 26), which notes that
all shows scheduled after June 2025 will be canceled, as his
final show will take place May 18 at the Bergan Performing
Arts Center in Englewood, NJ.

The statement reads…"As many of you may already know
Johnny Mathis is approaching his 90th birthday this year,"
"So, it’s with sincere regret that due to Mr. Mathis’ age and
memory issues which have accelerated, we are announcing
his retirement from touring and live concerts."
(Billboard)

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Mar

THE POLITICAL JOKE FOR THE DAY

Dem lawmaker says 'female bodies are just as strong and fast' as male bodies - Fox News
Dem lawmaker says ‘female bodies are just as strong
and fast’ as male bodies.

Pennsylvania Democrat state senator Lindsey Williams
gave controversial testimony at the state capitol on
Wednesday while opposing a bill that would ban trans
athletes from girls sports.

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Mar

FIGHTING ON ISLAND ENDED ON THIS DAY

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The west Pacific volcanic island of Iwo Jima was declared
secured by the U.S. military after weeks of fiercely fighting
its Japanese defenders.

The Americans began applying pressure to the Japanese
defense of Iwo Jima in February 1944, when B-24 and B-25
bombers raided the island for 74 days straight.

It was the longest pre-invasion bombardment of the war,
necessary because of the extent to which the Japanese–
21,000 strong–fortified the island, above and below ground,
including a network of caves.

Underwater demolition teams (“frogmen”) were dispatched
by the Americans just before the actual invasion to clear the
shores of mines and any other obstacles that could obstruct
an invading force. In fact, the Japanese mistook the frogmen
for an invasion force and killed 170 of them.

Battle of Iwo Jima

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When all was done, more than 6,000 Marines died fighting for the
island, along with almost all the 21,000 Japanese soldiers trying
to defend it.

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Mar

I LOVED SLEEPING IN THE DOME CAR!

Dome observation car at the rear of Union Pacific’s City of Portland passenger train was added in 1955.

The City of Portland was a named passenger train on the Union
Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon.

The first trip for the train left Portland on June 6, 1935.

You can find us in the dome car. - Retrouvez-nous dans le wagon-dôme. @nomnomburger_ #virail #viarailcanada #thecanadian #lecanadien #rockies #rocheuses #canada