In History – Happy Birthday Daffy

IN HISTORY - April 17th:

1492 - Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies

1937 - Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer J Fudd & Petunia Pig, debut
1961 - 33rd Academy Awards - "Apartment" wins best film, Burt Lancaster &Elizabeth Taylor win best actor/actress

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1923 - Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster (60 Minutes, ABC, CBS)
1972 - Jennifer Garner [Affleck], American actress (Sydney Bristow-Alias), born in Houston, Texas

GOODBYE TO:

1790 - Benjamin Franklin, US, US Founding Father, inventor ambassador and writer (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84

1998 - Linda McCartney, American-born photographer and wife of Paul McCartney (b. 1941)

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