On This Day April 8
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History Highlights
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History Highlights
Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1919 – Radio-TV writer and “60 Minutes” commentator Andy Rooney (d. 2011) 1938 – Grammy-winning pop singer Jack Jones (“The Love Boat” theme) 1941 – Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway (“Bonnie and Clyde,” “Chinatown,” “Network”) 1967 – Actress Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves,” “War Horse”) 1968 – Hip-hop star and actor LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith
Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights
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Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights
Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1946 – Actress Suzanne Somers, best known for her role in the TV sitcom “Three’s Company” 1962 – Musician Flea, born Michael Balzary, bassist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers 1975 – Actress Kellie Martin (“Life Goes On,” “ER”) 1977 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer (“Your Body Is a Wonderland,” “Daughters”)
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1912 – Playwright, novelist and actress Alice Childress (d. 1994) 1932 – Comedian-activist Dick Gregory (d. 2017) 1935 – R&B singer Sam “Soul Man” Moore of the duo Sam & Dave 1935 – Internationally renowned operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti (d. 2007) 1947 – Journalist-TV anchor Chris Wallace 1962 – Trumpeter-composer Chris Botti 1968 – Actor Hugh Jackman, best known for playing Wolverine in the “X-Men” movie series 1974 – Olivia Newton-John wraps up two weeks on top of the pop chart with “I Honestly Love You.” 1985 – Ready For The World claims the top spot on the singles chart with “Oh Sheila.” 1991 – “Emotions,” by Mariah Carey, begins three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100. 2002 – “A Moment Like This,” by Kelly Clarkson, begins its second and final week as a No. 1 single.
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Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1884 – First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (d. 1962) 1925 – Crime novelist Elmore Leonard (“Get Shorty,” “Freaky Deaky,” “Glitz”) (d. 2013) 1946 – Singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall of the duo Hall & Oates 1966 – Actor Luke Perry, best known for the 1990s TV series “Beverly Hills, 90210” (d. 2019) 1985 – Actress Michelle Trachtenberg (“Harriet the Spy,” “Weeds,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”)
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Click each item below to learn more! 1959 – Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” kicks off six weeks on top of the singles chart. 1966 – Musicians Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. 1974 – Olivia Newton-John claims her first No. 1 single with “I Honestly Love You.” 2002 – Kelly Clarkson kicks off two weeks on top of the singles chart with “A Moment Like This.”
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