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March 18, 2023

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Lassen Peak Volcano Photographer B. F. Loomis

Images of the volcanic eruptions of Lassen Peak in the Cascade Mountains of California in 1914-1915, were captured in Collier's Magazine and newspapers around the country. "On May 30, 1914,…

February 16, 2023

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Raquel Welch - One in a Million

Raquel Welch burst into the public consciousness with her role in the prehistoric cave-man / woman fantasy One Million Years B.C. (1966). Welch died February 15, 2023 at the age…

January 31, 2023

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Gone But Not Forgotten in 2023

We’ve said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature so far in 2023. These celebrities and others said their final…

January 22, 2023

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Jim Croce's Legacy of Songs

Celebrating Jim Croce's brief life and career as a singer-songwriter - You Don't Mess Around With Jim, Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels), One Less Set of Footsteps, I Got A…

December 30, 2022

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Gone But Not Forgotten in 2022

We've said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature so far in 2022. These celebrities and others said their final…

January 5, 2022

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Baby Boomer Trivia From January 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth debuts, starring Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde, James Stewart & Dorothy Lamour; Three Stooges Curly dies; Johnnie Ray sings…

January 2, 2022

Memorial

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Gone But Not Forgotten in 2021

We've said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature so far in 2021. These celebrities and others said their final…

December 5, 2021

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Done in December 1951

Baby Boomer Trivia From December 1951: Golden Gate Bridge closes; Baseball great Joe DiMaggio retires; classic television series Dragnet starring Jack Webb premieres Golden Gate Bridge Closed By Wind Gusts San…

November 14, 2021

Memorial,
Music

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Remembering Ben E. King

Soul & R&B singer and composer Ben E. King passed away April 30th, 2015 at the age of 76 - but his classic songs and video performances live on, including…

November 3, 2021

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Done in November 1951

Baby Boomer Trivia From November 1951: MLB MVP Awards to Roy Campanella and Yogi Berra, Frank Sinatra marries Ava Gardner, first North American direct long distance dialing, National Ballet of Canada…