Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, aka “The Yankee Clipper,” was one of the greatest to ever play the game of baseball. He led the New York Yankees to an unbelievable nine world …
Died 1999
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Today we’re celebrating Grammy Award-winning songwriter Shel Silverstein…
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One of the most important voices in the history of country music came to Nashville all the way from Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Iron Eyes Cody was one of Hollywood’s most famous Native Americans –– except for the fact that he was Sicilian…
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We love sitcom stars of days gone by… like sassy waitress Shirley Hemphill…
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Curtis Mayfield, born 70 years ago today, wrote music that inspired a generation and a movement…
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When Dusty Springfield’s career was lagging in 1968, she traveled across the ocean to record one of the most critically-acclaimed albums of all time…
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In 1999, the NFL lost one of its all-time greatest players, running back Walter Payton—otherwise known as “Sweetness.”
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On Gene Siskel’s 65th birthday, we take a look at how American film criticism has changed since his death over a decade ago.
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Tormé liked to say that he never had a career, only a series of odd jobs, and he was only half-joking…
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