Today was an interesting day in history. How history making was Your Day?
1934
A 17-year-old Ella Fitzgerald goes to New York’s Apollo Theater to dance on stage for Amateur Night, but opts to sing instead. She wins the competition with her renditions of Hoagy Carmichael’s ‘Judy’ and the Boswell Sisters’ ‘The Object of My Affection,’ and an American music legend is born.
Alice Calhoun, American Silent film actress (Flowing Gold), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1966)
Jim Bishop, author (The Day Lincoln was Shot)
Stan Musial, American MLB outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ), born in Donora, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
Christopher Tolkien, British author and son of J. R. R. Tolkien, born in Leeds, England
Birthdays
- Billie Jean King
Turns 74
- Boris Becker
Turns 50
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Nostalgic stuff and yes, life just ticks on and before we know it it has vanished.
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So true, I push myself everyday to live in the moment even if the moment is boring. I do research for my post and it’s easy to get lost and lost in other topics. I have to work on balance everyday.
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Reblogged this on Survivors Blog Here.
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