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Glad to see you're learning BRITISH English, Doug!

As a good Anglophile, I can tell you that there's no such thing as "American English"!


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6/12/1988

Our finest singer dies.


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1851: Two-thirds of the collection of the Library of Congress (35,000 volumes) and a portion of the Capitol were destroyed by fire.


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Born 1822: Louis Pasteur.

Born 1571: Johannes Kepler.

You can view a story about Kepler here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9mzxGf_dk
 
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Audrey Hepburn dies. 1993.


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DS, a classic clip indeed!

Miss Hepburn had it all. Elegance, grace, beauty, presence, craft.... tough to find the likes of her artistic stature today! She is one of our family's favorites: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000030/

As for this Tiffany's movie: Directed by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, original novel by Truman Capote (I never realized before!), and a timeless 1957 Chevy parked at the curb - the icing on the era:
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clai...ay/57ChevyBelair.jpg
 
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A Sad Day Today:

1986: The space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after take-off, killing all seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe


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Karloff died. 1969.


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1964: First appearance of The Beatles on the U.S. TV program, The Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million people watched (about 45% of the U.S. population)

I was in the 5th grade and I think the family watched Red Skelton instead. Monday morning at school I thought when they were all talking about the mop heads it was about the Muppets who did the openings for Red Skelton. (Mahna Mahna)


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1933: World premiere of King Kong.

Years later Ray B. & Ray H. double-dated for the re-release at the theatre that is walking distance from my home.


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The original DiVinci Code

Born on this day in 1475: Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni


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Edgar Rice Burroughs died on this day in 1950


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Hitchcock died this day in 1980.


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I guess this guy could be linked to Ray ~

Born 1686: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit


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Just this. 33 years ago.


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