‘THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY’- ALI-FRAZIER I- MARCH 8TH, 1971
Forty-six years ago today- “The Fight of the Century”- the Boxing Heavyweight Championship of the World- Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier. In the fifty years I have been a sports […]
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WALTER CRONKITE SIGNS OFF ‘CBS EVENING NEWS’ THIS DAY 1981
On this day in 1981, Walter Cronkite after 19 years as the anchorman for the CBS Evening News signed off for the final time, to be replaced by Dan […]
” THE FIRST ROCK AND ROLL RECORD”-‘ROCKET 88’ RECORDED THIS DAY 1951
It is impossible to really say what the first ‘rock and roll record’ was but “Rocket 88″is often cited as being the first. The song was recorded on this day […]
LAST EPISODE OF M*A*S*H BREAKS RECORDS THIS DAY 1983
On this day in 1983 the television show M*A*S*H finished a run of 11 seasons and 256 episodes with its final episode. That final episode would set a record […]
ACADEMY AWARDS AKA ‘THE OSCAR’S’ TONIGHT- DOES ANYONE CARE?
The Academy Awards are on tonight. Over the years I have sometimes watched the entire awards show, sometimes just a little of it. This year I have no interest […]
GEORGE HARRISON- ‘FASTER’ MUSIC VIDEO
Beatle George Harrison was a big Formula One racing enthusiast. Here is his tribute to Formula One and it’s drivers from his 1979 album ‘George Harrison” a song called “Faster” […]
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