January 16, 1973
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'Bonanza' airs for the 440th final episode
Remembering Bonanza Premiered on September 12, 1959 Producer David Dortort sold NBC on the idea of creating Bonanza, as a contrast to the sitcoms and formula Westerns that filled the TV schedule at that time. Ben Cartwright, the strong patriarch, guided his three sons through both wise counsel and model behavior. Each son came from a different mother. Ben Cartwright was a widower three times. Adam was the intellectual and somewhat brooding oldest son, a man more likely to use brains rather than brawn. Hoss was the gentle giant, a man of incredible strength with a heart of gold. Little Joe was the irrepressible youngest son, impulsive and a romantic at heart. The setting for the Cartwright family was the sprawling Ponderosa ranch, an empire of cattle, timber and mining set in the mountains of Nevada, near Lake Tahoe
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LAND FOR SALE - $2.50 per ACRE
LAND FOR SALE - $2.50 per ACRE - May 1858
The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad today announced land for sale at the low price of $2.50 per acre. Encouraged by Congress, the B&L RR is finding that to be profitable, settlement in the area is necessary. Advertisements in the East and overseas will begin shortly. No money down, 6% interest, and 10 - years credit is the deal. Additional inducements will allow land owners and their families to receive free Railroad passage to explore their new surroundings.
The Houston Astrodome exploding scoreboard memories
Sandy Koufax pitches a perfect game
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Cary Grant with Joan Fontaine
Cary Grant with Sophia Loren
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CALVIN MURPHY | the shortest player ever to be elected to the NBA Hall of Fame
At only 5’9”, Calvin Murphy is the shortest player ever to be elected to the NBA Hall of Fame. After a stellar collegiate career at Niagara University where he averaged 33.1 points per game and was a 3-time All-American, Murphy was selected in the 2nd round of the NBA draft by the San Diego Rockets. Murphy played 13 seasons in the NBA, all with the San Diego/Houston Rockets and averaged 17.9 points per game for his career. However, Calvin Murphy is best known for being one of the league’s best ever free throw shooters. A career 89% free throw shooter, Murphy set league records for most consecutive free throws made (78), and highest free throw percentage for a full season (95.8%). Though both of these records have since been broken, Murphy’s legacy as one of the all-time great free throw shooters lives on today. Murphy was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame in 1993 and his uniform # 23 is retired by the Rockets.
Tragic News that affected millions of Americans
The tragedy at Kent State
The Hindenburg Explodes
Mount St. Helens Erupts
The Invasion of Pearl Harbor
The Great Northeast Blackout
The tragedy at Kent State
The Hindenburg Explodes
Mount St. Helens Erupts
The Invasion of Pearl Harbor
The Great Northeast Blackout
Young and on their way to stardom
Chamberlain at the University of Kansas
Bart Starr - University of Alabama
Bill Bradley - Princeton University
Bill Cartwright - University of San Francisco
Charles Barkley - Auburn University
Chamberlain at the University of Kansas
Bart Starr - University of Alabama
Bill Bradley - Princeton University
Bill Cartwright - University of San Francisco
Charles Barkley - Auburn University
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