
On This Day April 17
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History Highlights
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Click each item below to learn more! 1874 – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost (d. 1963) 1940 – Actor James Caan (“The Godfather,” “Brian’s Song,” “Rollerball,” “Alien Nation,” “Misery”) 1944 – Legendary Motown singer-actress Diana Ross, formerly of The Supremes 1948 – Rock singer-songwriter and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler 1950 – Comedian-actor and “SCTV” and “SNL” alum Martin Short 1950 – R&B soul singer Teddy Pendergrass (d. 2010) 1968 – Country music singer-songwriter and producer Kenny Chesney
Celebrity Birthdays
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Musical Milestones
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Click each item below to learn more! 1732 – First U.S. President George Washington (d. 1799) 1907 – Actor Robert Young (“Father Knows Best,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.”) (d. 1998) 1932 – Massachusetts Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy (d. 2009) 1950 – Retired NBA legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving 1966 – Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) alum Rachel Dratch
Celebrity Birthdays
Click each item below to learn more! 1959 – “Stagger Lee,” by Lloyd Price, is in the middle of a four-week run at No. 1 on the pop chart. 1980 – “Do That to Me One More Time” becomes the Captain & Tennille’s second No. 1 single. 2002 – Usher begins his fifth and final week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “U Got It Bad.” 2008 – “Low,” by Flo-Rida featuring T-Pain, is in the middle of 10 weeks as a No. 1 single.
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Musical Milestones