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Helen Wills - love

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Interestingly enough, Wills was the earliest hit in a calendar year for DL, dying on New Year's Day 1998.

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Five years since it was RIP to CMJ, MBE, of TMS.

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5 minutes ago, time said:

Five years since it was RIP to CMJ, MBE, of TMS.

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Which was OoO's joker in 2013, giving him an unsurpassable 16 point lead over Spade...

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Galyani Vadhana, older sister of Bhumibol Adulyadej, became Chow Mein on this day 10 years ago, aged 84.

 

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Comedian Dick Emery died today in 1983...

 

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Sydney Omarr used his last horoscope on this day 15 years ago, aged 76.

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Jay and the Americans became The Americans on this day 4 years ago.

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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, first to sail the coast of California, slid off into the ocean before Cali did, 475 years ago (44).
 

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Alois Schicklgruber, aka Alois Hitler, Sr.,  died 110 years ago (65), when his son Adolf was 13.
 

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The last adventure for Jaroslav Hasek on this day 95 years ago, aged 39.

 

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Conrad Hilton decided to book a room in the afterlife on this day 39 years ago, aged 91.

Apart from being the founder of Hilton Hotels, he was also known for being Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband.

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Could spend hours watching Drewsky's avatar fall down those stairs...

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The voices of Betty Boop, Olive Oyl, and Mae Questal would never be heard again 20 years ago (89).

 

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Fifty-seven years ago Erwin Schrödinger was both alive & dead, aged 73.

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Wipe that tear from your eye, everyone's favourite fake Native American Iron Eyes Cody left the reservation today in 1999:

 

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The last Vendetta for Tony Lip on this day 5 years ago, aged 82.

 

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Phil Lynott became dead and dangerous today in 1986...

 

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Ain't got you, babe, as of 20 years ago, as Sonny Bono died as a result of a skiing accident, aged 62.

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The greatest ever ten-pin bowler, Don Carter, struck out today in 2012. His 1964 contract with Ebonite is believed to be the first million-dollar endorsement deal ever signed by a professional athlete.

 

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Calvin Coolidge was permanently silenced on this day 85 years ago, aged 60.

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President Calvin Coolidge (60) died 85 years ago.  He gave U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans, which was mighty white of him.
One may find this electoral college map of 1924 interesting.  Note that as usual Red is Republican, Blue is Democrats.
A nation divided as usual, but pray tell what is the deep south doing voting Democrat?  
You'd be surprised how many (read 98%) of morons running around in the USA haven't a clue about political history.
 

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Rogers Hornsby, one of the greatest baseball players of all time, died 55 years ago (66).
'Pistol Pete' Maravich, one of the greatest basketball shooters of all time, died 30 years ago (40).

 

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Pete Maravich's famous quote being "I don't want to play 10 years and then die when I'm 40."

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Jean Kerr went down on this day 15 years ago, aged 80.

 

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