On This Day April 25
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History Highlights
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1929 – Actress Jean Simmons (“Guys and Dolls,” “Hamlet,” “Spartacus”) (d. 2010) 1937 – Composer Philip Glass, whose style is considered “minimalist music” 1959 – Actress Kelly Lynch (“Cocktail,” “Drugstore Cowboy,” “The Jacket”) 1959 – Actor Anthony LaPaglia (“So I Married an Axe Murderer,” “Without a Trace”) 1973 – Actress Portia de Rossi (“Sirens,” “Ally McBeal,” “Arrested Development,” “Nip/Tuck”) 1958 – Danny & The Juniors claim the top spot on the pop chart with “At The Hop.” 1976 – The Ohio Players ride to No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart with “Love Rollercoaster.” 2004 – OutKast maintains a hold on the No. 1 spot on the Billboard singles chart with “Hey Ya!” 2009 – “Just Dance,” by Lady Gaga featuring Colby O’Donis, wraps up three weeks at No. 1.
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Musical Milestones
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Click each item below to learn more! 1840 – French artist Claude Monet (d. 1926) 1948 – King Charles III, formerly known as the Prince of Wales 1951 – Singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop (“On and On”, “It Might Be You”) 1954 – New age music composer-pianist Yanni, born Yiannis Chryssomalis 1964 – Rapper Reverend Run, born Joseph Simmons, of the legendary 80s rap group Run-D.M.C.
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History Highlights
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1734 – American pioneer-explorer-frontiersman Daniel Boone (d. 1820) 1914 – Actor Ray Walston (“My Favorite Martian,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”) (d. 2001) 1938 – Journalist and conservative political commentator Pat Buchanan 1942 – Actress Stefanie Powers (“Hart to Hart”) 1961 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter k.d. lang (“Constant Craving,” “Miss Chatelaine”) 1966 – Actor David Schwimmer, best known for playing Ross Geller in the popular NBC sitcom “Friends”
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History Highlights
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1930 – Longtime New York columnist and author Jimmy Breslin (d. 2017) 1938 – Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel (d. 2007) 1948 – Actor George Wendt, best known for his portrayal of Norm Peterson on the TV sitcom “Cheers” 1958 – Grammy-winning country singer Alan Jackson 1962 – Cartoonist-actor Mike Judge (“Beavis and Butt-head,” “King of the Hill”) 1963 – Comedian-actor and “Saturday Night Live” alum Norm Macdonald (d. 2021) 1968 – Reggae guitarist and singer-songwriter Ziggy Marley 1972 – Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and record producer Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III
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