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Back in the day how an automobile salesman shows a prospective customer the interior of a new car's engine in an automobile showroom.
John Travolta, the youngest of six children, was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey in an Irish-American neighborhood. His father, Salvatore Travolta was a second-generation Italian American and his mother, Helen Cecilia Irish American was an actress and singer who became a high school drama and English teacher. He always said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture even... Continue reading
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I Love Lucy Television Show Debuts
October 15, 1951
I Love Lucy debuted last night on CBS at 9pm, and it was sensational. This show took years to be approved and finally in early 1951 agent Don Sharpe negotiated a contract with CBS and sponsor Philip Morris cigarettes for Desilu, the couple's new production company, to produce the show. CBS and the sponsor insisted that the program be... Continue reading
She was born in San Francisco on July 20, 1938, and took ballet classes at the age of four. She landed her first film role, a bit part in Happy Land at the age of five, and at the age of eight, Wood won over the audiences with her small role as an orphan in the drama Tomorrow Is Forever with Claudette Colbert and Orson Wells. The next year she became a star with her first major role in Miracle on... Continue reading
In 1945, Jackie Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League for a salary of $400 per month. In his one and only season in the Negro Leagues, he batted .387 and appeared in the league’s All-Star Game. Later in that same year, Brooklyn Dodgers’ President and General Manager Branch Rickey, who had been scouting the Negro Leagues for talent, signed Robinson to... Continue reading
She was born in San Francisco on July 20, 1938, and took ballet classes at the age of four. She landed her first film role, a bit part in Happy Land at the age of five, and at the age of eight, Wood won over the audiences with her small role as an orphan in the drama Tomorrow Is Forever with Claudette Colbert and Orson Wells. The next year she became a star with her first major role in Miracle on... Continue reading
Elizabeth Taylor experienced her first Oscar nomination for Raintree County 1957, which was the first of 4 consecutive nominations. Taylor won Oscars for Butterfield 8 1960 and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966. Other noteworthy films included National Velvet, Father of the Bride, A Place in the Sun, Giant, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Suddenly, Last Summer and Cleopatra.
Elizabeth Taylor was a... Continue reading
Johnny Unitas lasted until the 9th round of the 1955 NFL Draft when the Pittsburgh Steelers finally selected him with the 102nd overall pick. However, the Steelers cut him before the season began.Unitas was then picked up by the Baltimore Colts where he would spend the next 17 seasons of his legendary 18 season career. Unitas was a 3 time MVP and 10 time Pro Bowler for the Colts. He also helped... Continue reading
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