Woody Allen 77 Today
Screenwriter, actor, comedian, author, playwright and musician Woody Allen turns 77 today. Two very funny men have birthdays today- Woody and Richie Pryor. Woody Allen continues to make outstanding films […]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Paul McCartney And Pete Best Arrested In Hamburg, Germany-This Day 1960
On this day in 1960, The Beatles Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany after accusations of attemped arson. When The Beatles went to Hamburg […]
Rosa Parks Refuses To Give Up Her Bus Seat- This Day In 1955
On this day in 1955 a seamstress named Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested for violating the city’s racial segregation […]
Columbian Drug Lord Pablo Escobar Born This Day 1949
On this day in 1949 Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar was born. Escobar was killed in 1993 at the age of 43. A great read on Pablo Escobar is “Killing […]
Hall Of Fame Manager Of The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers- Walter “Smokey” Alston Born This Day 1911
Walter ‘Smokey” Alston who managed the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954-1976 was born on this day in 1911. Walter Alston is I think an unsung manager. When they talk of […]
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