TODAY IN HISTORY :

1965 - Sonny & Cher make their 1st TV appearance in "American Bandstand"
1979 - Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson
1981 - "Raiders Of The Lost Ark", the 1st an Indiana Jones film directed by Stephen Spielberg, produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Fordpremieres
1987 - US President Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down" the Berlin wall

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1924 - George H. W. Bush, Milton MA, 43 US Vice President (R, 1981-89) and 41st US President (R, 1989-93)
1957 - Timothy Busfield, East Lansing Mich, actor (Elliot-30 Something)
1962 - Ally Sheedy, [Alexandria], actress (Wargames, Breakfast Club), born in NYC, New York

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2014 - The Band Perry singer Kimberly Perry weds Texas Rangers catcher J.P. Arencibia (28) in Greeneville, Tennessee.  And remember, THE BAND PERRY (wsg Parmalee & Old Dominion) will be performing at this year's COMMON GROUND FESTIVAL Thursday, 7/9 welcomed by 100.7 WITL!

 

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GOODBYE TO:

2003 - Gregory Peck, American actor (b. 1916)

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