Trivia
Trivia
Famous Deaths 1995
Howard Cosell, Dean Martin, Ginger Rogers and Mickey Mantle are among the celebrities who died in 1995.
Movies 1980
A classic year for movies - from the Oscar-winning Ordinary People, to The Blues Brothers to Urban Cowboy and All That Jazz. They don't make 'em like they used to.
TV 1980
1980 was the year that CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite would retire, Cable News Network (CNN) would begin broadcasting and David Letterman would debut a morning talk show on NBC. The daytime audiences weren't ready for Dave. The show was canceled. He did much better with a late night gig.
Sports 1980
Baseball
- The Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series, beating the Kansas City Royals.
Basketball
- Philadelpha’s luck doesn’t hold, tho. The 76ers lose the NBA title to the Lakers, 4 games to 2
Music 1937
A light went out in 1937 in American Popular Music. George Gershwin died of a brain tumor. He was about two months shy of his 39th birthday.
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