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February 19, 1964

Today In History

Simon & Garfunkel completed the original acoustic version of 'Sounds of Silence'

Simon & Garfunkel an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group 'Tom and Jerry' in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit 'Hey, Schoolgirl'. Simon and Garfunkel, rose to fame in 1965, backed by the hit single 'The Sounds of Silence'. Their music was featured in the landmark film 'The Graduate', propelling them further into the public consciousness.

Remember When

early motor car
Globetrotters vs. Lakers in 1948: The Game That Changed A Sport
1919 Black Sox scandal - "Mr. Big" Arnold Rothstein
Song of the Day
Dave Brubeck | Take Five
Blind Faith performs had to Cry Today in 1969
Explore America
Wisconsin - The Cheese State

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Which movie won Best Cinematography (Color) in 1965?

  • The Agony and the Ecstasy - Leon Shamroy
  • Doctor Zhivago - Freddie Young
  • The Great Race - Russell Harlan
  • The Sound of Music - Ted McCord
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What movie is this scene from?

To Sir With Love starring Sidney Poitier

In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons. 

John Quincy Adams and Herbert Hoover both had pet alligators. Calvin Coolidge had two lions, a wallaby and a pygmy hippopotamus.

Classic Expressions!

TV Show of the Day
The Walton's Christmas movie, The Homecoming
Denzel Washington wins the Oscar for Best Actor for Training Day at the 74th Annual Academy Awards
THE DALLAS COWBOYS - AMERICA’S TEAM
In early 1960 Clint Murchison, Jr., and Bedford Wynne were awarded an expansion franchise in to the NFL and on September 24th the Cowboys hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Cotton Bowl in their first official game. The Cowboys were winless in their inaugural season with a record of 0-11-1. The next season the Cowboys won their first ever game defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24. In 1966 President and GM Tex Schramm became heavily involved in the negotiations as the AFL and NFL agreed to a merger setting up a season ending Championship Game, later to be referred to as the Super Bowl. On October 24, 1971 the Cowboys played their first game in their state of the art stadium and defeated the New England Patriots 44-21. That year they returned to the Super Bowl for the second straight season and won their first championship defeating the Dolphins 24-3.
Interview of the Day
Vanessa Redgrave interview - Afternoon plus - 1979
The Decade - 1980s

Comments

I am best known for hosting CBS's The Price Is Right, who am I ?

Bob Barker

SATURDAYS WERE THE BEST - NO SCHOOL!!!!!

College Stars

Quinn Buckner - Indiana University

Patrick Ewing - Georgetown

Ralph Sampson - Virginia

Jack Givens - Kentucky

Tim Duncan - Wake Forest

Quinn Buckner - Indiana University

Patrick Ewing - Georgetown

Ralph Sampson - Virginia

Jack Givens - Kentucky

Tim Duncan - Wake Forest

Collectible Editions

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In 1881, I founded the Tuskegee Institute, I also consulted several US Presidents, who am I ?

Booker T. Washington

There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.

What was the first country to which the United States sent a woman as ambassador? Denmark, in 1933. Ruth Bryan Owen, a two-term congress woman and the daughter of William Jennings Bryan, served until 1936 when she married Danish citizen Borge Rohde.

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