| It
was on this day... | 1938
Bob Hope Makes His Film Debut | It
was in The Big Broadcast and in it he sang "Thanks for the Memories",
a song which was to become his trademark. [Video
links: Bob Hope in Road
To Bali, My
Favorite Brunette] |
| It
was on this day... | 1997
Christopher Wallace, aka 'Biggie Smalls', aka 'The Notorious
B.I.G' Is Shot Dead In Los Angeles | The
death seems to be the result of a feud between East and West coast rappers in
the USA, but at the time of writing nobody has been charged. Six
months earlier, rapper Tupac Shakur had been shot dead in Las Vegas. |
E-mail
this page to a friend | | Birthdays | 1964 |
Juliette Binoche | 1934 |
Yuri Gagarin | 1918 |
Mickey Spillane |
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| Other
News | 1867
The USA purchases 1,524,640 sq km/586,400 sq mi Alaska Territory from Russia for
$7.2mn. 1955
James Dean debuts in East of Eden 1959
The original Barbie doll makes her first appearance in American stores. |
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