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DYR Today, April 2

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Fortunio Bonanova (Born: January 13, 1895 / Died: April 2, 1969) Gil Hodges (Born: April 4, 1924 / Died: April 2, 1972)
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[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1456177101213{padding-right: 10px ;padding-left: 10px ;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16475″][vc_empty_space height=”16″][vc_custom_heading text=”MOVIES TODAY” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16″][vc_column_text]1902 – “Electric Theatre” opened in Los Angeles. It was the first full-time movie theater in the US.   1968 – “2001: A Space Odyssey” directed by Stanley Kubrick premiered in Washington, D.C.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/XHjIqQBsPjk”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]1976 – The Eagle Has Landed is a British film based on the novel by Jack Higgins. The plot centers around a fictional Germany during the Second World War.   1972 – Charlie Chaplin returns to the US after being labelled a communist during the Red Scare.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1456177118398{padding-right: 10px ;padding-left: 10px ;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16476″][vc_empty_space height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”MUSIC TODAY” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_column_text]1963 – “Best Foot Forward” with Liza Minnelli opened in New York City.   1964 – The Beach Boys recorded “I Get Around.”  One year later they appeared on ABC-TV’s “Shindig!” and performed “Do You Wanna Dance?”[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/KnPL5OXSBNE”][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]1965 – Freddie & the Dreamers recorded “Do The Freddie.”   1967 – Steve Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group to form Traffic.   1987 – The Prince album “Sign O’ The Times” was released worldwide.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1456177129166{padding-right: 10px ;padding-left: 10px ;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10″][vc_single_image image=”16477″][vc_empty_space height=”10″][vc_custom_heading text=”TV/RADIO TODAY” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_column_text]

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1954 – 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) NYC (Castro Decorators).   1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.   1973 – CBS radio begins on hour news 24 hours a day.   1978 – TV soap show “Dallas” starring Larry Hagman and Barbara Bel Geddes premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series).   1993 – Roberta Flack appeared on the ABC-TV soap opera “Loving.”

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