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DYR Today, July 25

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“Born Today”

  • Conor Kennedy (21)
  • Andrew Caldwell (26)
  • Michael Welch (28)
  • James Lafferty (30)
  • Michael C. Williams (42)
  • D.B. Woodside (46)
  • Matt LeBlanc (48)
  • Wendy Raquel Robinson (48)
  • Illeana Douglas (50)
  • Bobbie Eakes (54)
  • Katherine Kelly Lang (54)
  • Darren Star (54)
  • Geoffrey Zakarian (57)
  • Thurston Moore (57)
  • Iman (61)
  • Verdine White (64)
  • Estelle Getty (RIP)
  • Brad Renfro (RIP)

“Died Today”

  • John Schlesinger (Born: February 16, 1926 / Died: July 25,  2003)
  • Big Mama Thornton (Born: December 11, 1926 / Died: July 25, 1984)

“Movies”

Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer.

“Music”

  • 1946 – Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis staged their first show as a team at Club 500 in Atlantic City, NJ.
  • 1964 – The Beatles third album ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ started a twenty-one week run at the top of the UK charts.
  • 1966 – The Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love” was released.

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  • 1966 – The Monkees recorded their first single.
  • 1970 – The Carpenters started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘(They Long To Be) Close To You’.

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  • 1971 – T Rex were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Get It On’.
  • 1980 – AC/DC released their sixth internationally released studio album Back In Black.
  • 1981 – Air Supply went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘The One That I Love’.

  • 1983 – The Metallica album “Kill ‘Em All” was released.
  • 1987 – Madonna had her fifth UK No.1 single with the title track from her 1987 film ‘Who’s That Girl’.

  • 1987 – Terence Trent D’arby went to No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D’arby’.
  • 1998 – Jamiroquai went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Deeper Under Ground.

“TV/RADIO TODAY”

  • 1939 – W2XBS TV in New York City presented the first musical comedy seen on TV. The show was “Topsy and Eva.”

“Other Important Events…”

  • 1943 – Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was overthrown in a coup.
  • 1962 – The Elvis Presley film “Kid Galahad” premiered.

  • 1965 – Bob Dylan appeared on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival with an electric guitar.
  • 1975 – “A Chorus Line” debuted on Broadway.
  • 1978 – Pete Rose (Cincinnati Red) broke the National League record for consecutive base hits as he got a hit in 38 straight games.
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  • 1984 – Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space.
  • 1987 – The Salt Lake City Trappers set a professional baseball record as the team won its 29th game in a row. (Utah)
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  • 1999 – Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France. He was only the second American to win the race.

 

Molly Tricomi

I am a junior at Loyola University Maryland where I am currently studying English and Secondary Education. I love to read and write, and my current favorite book is East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I am a big fan of black & white movies, especially Paper Moon.

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