On This Day January 25
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1977 – After nearly four decades with CBS News, anchor Eric Sevareid retires. Sevareid was among a group of elite war correspondents hired by legendary CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow, and nicknamed “Murrow’s Boys.” He was the first to report the Fall of Paris when the city was captured by the Germans in World War II.
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1908 – Peabody-winning actress-comedian Imogene Coca (“Your Show of Shows,” “Vacation”) (d. 2001)
1923 – First American in space, astronaut Alan Shepard (d. 1998)
1942 – Actress Linda Evans (“The Big Valley,” “Dynasty”)
1953 – Comedic actor and “SNL” alum Kevin Nealon (“The Wedding Singer,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Blended”)
1974 – Actress Chloë Sevigny (“A Map of the World,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Big Love”)
1956 – Fats Domino appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and plays his smash, “Blueberry Hill.”
1963 – “I’m Leaving It Up to You” by Dale & Grace is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1971 – Memphis blues singer and musician Herman ‘Junior’ Parker dies at the age of 39 during surgery for a brain tumor. Among his hits were “Feelin’ Good,” “Driving Wheel,” “Next Time You See Me,” “In the Dark” and “Sweet Home Chicago.”
1995 – “Fantasy.” by Mariah Carey, enters its eighth and final week on top of the pop chart.
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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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1974 – “Rock Me Gently,” by Andy Kim, is the hottest song on the radio.
1991 – Jazz great Miles Davis dies at the age of 65.
2002 – “Dilemma,” by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland, kicks off its seventh week as a No. 1 single.
2013 – Miley Cyrus kicks off two weeks on top of the pop chart with “Wrecking Ball.”
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1964 – The Beatles’ first film, “A Hard Day’s Night,” opens in 500 U.S. theaters to rave reviews.
1978 – “Three Times a Lady,” by the Commodores featuring Lionel Richie, is the No. 1 single.
1995 – TLC is in the midst of a seven-week domination of the singles chart with “Waterfalls.”
2000 – “Incomplete,” by Sisqó, begins a two-week run on top of the Billboard Hot 100.