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April 28, 1965

Today In History

Barbra Streisand's first TV special 'My Name is Barbra' aired on CBS

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand born April 24, 1942 is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. Her career spanning six decades, she has become an icon in multiple fields of entertainment, and has been recognized with two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors prize, four Peabody Awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and nine Golden Globes. She is among a small group of entertainers who have been honored with an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award, and is one of only two artists who have also won a Peabody. Streisand is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than 68.5 million albums in the United States and with a total of 145 million records sold worldwide, The only female in the top ten, and the only artist outside of the rock 'n' roll genre, making her the best-selling female artist among the top-selling artists recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Remember When

The Grateful Dead and the growing hippie scene in Haight Ashbury, San Francisco - 1967
Mickey Mantle talks about his 1961 home run race with Roger Maris
First Indy 500 - 1911 - Driving a Marmon "Wasp," Ray Harroun won in 6 hours, 42 minutes and took home $10,000.
Song of the Day
Bonnie Raitt - Angel from Montgomery
Charlie Chaplin receiving an Honorary Oscar® | 44th Annual Academy Awards® in 1972
Explore America
THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER - Eastern Arizona and western New Mexico

Who would like to bring to school for show and tell?

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Which show won Best Dramatic Anthology Series in 1958?

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame
  • Playhouse 90
  • Studio One
    • You are
Am I right?

Who am I ?

Paul Harvey

In 1961, Martha Stewart was selected as one of Glamour magazine’s "Ten Best-Dressed College Girls."

When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKITS

TV Show of the Day
WKRP in Cincinnati - season 2 episode 2 - For Love Or Money
Mick - one of the great characters in the TV show Hill Street Blues
Classic New York baseball stadium virtual tour - Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Ebbets Field, and Polo Grounds
Interview of the Day
Jerry Seinfeld Gets Angry at Larry King
Ten Defining Moments of the 1960s in America

Comments

I had 192 RBIs in one season - still a record, who am I ?

Hack Wilson

Classic Images Around America

Boardwalk in Ocean City, MD

Tulane Stadium in New Orleans

Levittown, NY

Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

Boardwalk in Ocean City, MD

Tulane Stadium in New Orleans

Levittown, NY

Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

Great College Athletes

Kenny Stabler - University of Alabama

Barry Sanders - Oklhaoma State

Herschel Walker - University of Georgia

Larry Bird - Indiana State

Michael Jordan - University of North Carolina

Kenny Stabler - University of Alabama

Barry Sanders - Oklhaoma State

Herschel Walker - University of Georgia

Larry Bird - Indiana State

Michael Jordan - University of North Carolina

Collectible Editions

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The Candidate

In 1961, Martha Stewart was selected as one of Glamour magazine’s "Ten Best-Dressed College Girls."

Who did Madonna marry? Sean Penn

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