December 5, 1901
Today In History
Walt Disney is born | Hermosa | Chicago, Illinois
Walter Elias Disney was born in Chicago in 1901. Four years later, the family moved to a farm in rural Missouri where Walt developed his love for drawing horses that belonged to a neighbor. Soon after, the family moved to Kansas City in 1911 where Walt met the Pfeiffer family who introduced him to the theater, vaudeville, and motion pictures. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute on Saturdays and often walked the 15 blocks from his home to ‘Electric Park’ which he later acknowledged had a major influence on his design of Disneyland many years later. His first jobs included designing advertisements for newspapers, magazines, and movie theaters. He became interested in animation and started his own company and secured a deal with a local theater owner in Kansas City screening cartoons titled Laugh-O-Grams. Kansas City was too small of a market to sustain this business and he and his brother Roy moved to Hollywood to be closer to the motion picture industry.
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Memories of 1969 ? Where Were You ?
HARMON KILLEBREW | Minnesota Twins
During his 22 season major league career, Harmon Killebrew amassed 573 career home runs, including 8 seasons of at least 40 round trippers. “Hammerin’ Harmon” led the league in home runs 6 times and was named as an all-star during 11 of his 22 seasons. Killebrew’s best season came in 1969 when he won the American League’s Most Valuable Player Award while also leading the Twins to a divisional title. Killebrew was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1984 and has his uniform # 3 retired by the Twins. Best season: 1969: 49 Home Runs, 140 RBIs, 106 Runs, batting Average .276
Sandy Koufax pitches a perfect game
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Favorite Singer?
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- Doris Day0%
Which actress received a special award for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile in 1939?
- Judy Garland
- Shirley Temple
- Ann Gillis
- Ann Rutherford
What college did I attend before I turned pro ?
University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC
Stunning beauties
Goldie Hahn
Diana Dors
Jane Mansfield
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer
Twiggy
Goldie Hahn
Diana Dors
Jane Mansfield
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer
TV Show of the Day
Classic scenes from Get Smart | Season 5
Maxwell Smart, a.k.a. Agent 86, works for CONTROL, a Washington, D.C.-based counterintelligence agency. Totally inept as a secret agent, Smart can barely use the gadgetry the agency provides him 'including a phone embedded in his shoe'. Nevertheless, he and his fellow agents always seem to thwart the operations of KAOS, an organized crime outfit dedicated to evil. Agent 99 is Smart's smarter partner, a resourceful agent who eventually marries her bumbling cohort. Smart and Agent 99's boss is a man known only as The Chief. Starring Don Adams as Maxwell Smart | Barbara Feldon as Agent 99 | Edward Platt as The Chef.
Neil Young performs Heart Of Gold
August 28, 1990, Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first second baseman in history to collect 30 home runs in consecutive seasons. Sandberg hits his milestone 30th homer against the Houston Astros helping the Cubs to a 5-2 win.
Interview of the Day
An Intimate Interview with James Cagney
Peter Max
Peter Max made the cover of Life Magazine with a 9-page feature cover story inside. Max also debuted on television with the “Ed Sullivan Show” and appeared on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.” Some of his renowned installations include a 600-ft-stage for the Woodstock Music Festival, a giant mural for the Winter Olympics and 10-foot guitars for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His art is on display in presidential libraries and U.S. Embassies.
CLASSIC AMERICAN IMAGES
Classic Baseball Images
Yaz Homers in game 2 - 1967 WS
Johnny Bench
Lou Gehrig
Pirates Win 1979 World Series
DiMaggio and Williams
Yaz Homers in game 2 - 1967 WS
Johnny Bench
Lou Gehrig
Pirates Win 1979 World Series
DiMaggio and Williams
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