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On This Day March 10
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History Highlights
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1847 – Scientist-inventor Alexander Graham Bell, best known for developing the telephone (d. 1922)
1911 – Actress Jean Harlow, often referred to as the “Original Blonde Bombshell” (d. 1937)
1962 – Heisman Trophy-winning retired NFL running back Herschel Walker
1966 – Rapper Tone Loc, born Anthony Smith (“Wild Thing,” “Funky Cold Medina”)
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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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1944 – Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony and Grammy-winning lyricist and author Tim Rice (“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Evita,” “Beauty and the Beast, “The Lion King”)
1959 – Actress Mackenzie Phillips (“American Graffiti,” “One Day at a Time”)
1968 – Comedian-actor Tracy Morgan (“Saturday Night Live,” “30 Rock,” “Cop Out”)
1977 – Actress Brittany Murphy (“Clueless,” “Girl, Interrupted,” “8 Mile”) (d. 2009)
1986 – Actor Josh Peck, best known for Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh” show