B-Days:
Robert Frost, Chico Marx, Conde Nast, Tennessee Williams, Alfred Houseman,
Joseph Cambell, General William Westmorland, Erica Jong, Duncan Hines, Bob
Woodward, Leonard Nimoy, Alan Arkin, James Caan is 77, Diana Ross is 73,
Justice Sandra Day-O’Connor, Martin Short, Bob Elliot of Bob & Ray, Michael
Imperioli is 51, Keira Knightley is 32
1900-
The Happy Hooligan comic strip.
1909-
The U.S. Board of Censorship created.
1920-
This Side of Paradise, the first novel published by a young Minnesota writer
named F. Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald was a descendant of Francis
Scott Key, writer of the Star Spangled Banner.
1937-
A statue of Popeye the Sailor unveiled at the Crystal City Texas Spinach Festival.
1969-
The western movie 100 Rifles premiered. It broke taboos, because it featured sexy
Raquel Welch making love to sexy black hero Jim Brown. And Burt Reynolds as the bandito Yaqui Joe Hererra.
1970-
Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary admitted to having sex
with a 14 year old girl. ³ If I had a Hammer …²
1975
- The Who¹s rock opera "Tommy" premiered in London.
1976-
USC sophomore Levar Burton screen tested for the role of Kunta Kinte in the
landmark TV miniseries Roots.
1976
- Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album .
1977
- Elvis Costello releases his 1st record "Less Than Zero"
1982
- Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder release "Ebony & Ivory" in
the UK
20 Years Ago 1997-
Turner Animation's film 'Cat's Don't Dance" featuring the last film work
of Gene Kelly. He was a consultant on the dance sequences.
2228 - According to Star Fleet records-
James T. Kirk, captain of Federation Star Ship Enterprise (Star Trek) was born.
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