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December 10th Really Ought to Be a National Holiday
Melvil Dewey was born on December 10th in 1851. You know — Dewey, as in Dewey decimal system. Dr. Dewey had a passion for efficiency, for time and labor saving methods. He was born at Adams Centre,...
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How “Theme from New York, New York” got to be the Yankees song. Great article on Sinatra’s 100th birthday. Top of the Heap in the Bronx
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Frank Sinatra Has a Cold Gay Talese’s celebrated article from 1966. Must reading on Sinatra’s 100th birthday today.
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Ol’ Blue Eyes
Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, 100 years ago today. This from Sinatra’s New York Times obituary in 1998: The Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp Widely held to be the greatest singer in...
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December 18th
Twas a week before Christmas And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Except these birthday folks Today is the birthday … of Keith Richards. The Rolling Stone is 72. … of Steven Spielberg....
View ArticleYay, Mom
“Her father hadn’t wanted her to be a writer; he thought that in order to make it as a successful Latina, she should aim to be a television news weather girl. But her mom encouraged her to read and...
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The Penultimate Day of 2015
. . . is the birthday … of Russ Tamblyn. Riff, “a Jet to his dying day,” is 81. … of Sandy Koufax. The most dominant pitcher in the game in the early 1960s — the man who threw four no-hitters including...
View ArticleJanuary 25th
One of the most important songwriters of the 20th century, Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim was born on January 25, 1927. The Brazilian was the primary force behind bossa nova and was...
View ArticleFebruary Sixth
Babe Ruth was born on this date in 1895. Ronald Reagan was born on this date in 1911. It should be a friggin’ holiday. No silly, for Ruth. Aaron Burr, the first vice president known to have shot...
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Day of Infamy True, but December 7th Should Be a National Holiday
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eli Wallach. This from his Times obituary in 2014: A self-styled journeyman actor, the versatile Mr. Wallach appeared in scores of roles, often with his...
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December 9th Ought to Be a National Holiday
Kirk Douglas is 99 today. The three-time Oscar nominee was born Issur Danielovitch Demsky in Amsterdam, New York. The 10 Best Kirk Douglas Movies NewMexiKen’s favorite Douglas performance is in Lonely...
View ArticleBenjamin Franklin
… died in Philadelphia on April 17th in 1790. He was 84. In his twenties Franklin had written an epitaph for himself: The body of B. Franklin, Printer; (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents worn...
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Albert Einstein
… died 61 years ago today, April 18, 1955. My office was a block from this statue for several years. On occasion I would walk over and visit Einstein. I didn’t learn any physics but I always felt...
View ArticleThe 26th of January
Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 88 today. Bob Uecker is 82. Uecker received the Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasters in 2003. College of William and Mary alum Scott Glenn is 76 today....
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