On this Day

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On this day, 12 March 1912, Julliet Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts.

 

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On this day, 12 March 1993, Janet Reno was sworn in as the first female attorney general of the United States.

 

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On this day, 13 March 1639, Harvard University was named for clergyman John Harvard.

 

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On this day, 13 March 1877, Chester Greenwood patented the earmuff.

 

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On this day, 13 March 1901, Andrew Carnegie announced that he was retiring from business and that he would spend
the rest of his days giving away his fortune. His net worth was estimated at $300 million.

 

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On this day, 13 March 1972, "The Merv Griffin Show" debuted in syndication for Metromedia Television.

 

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On this day, 13 March 1972, "The Merv Griffin Show" debuted in syndication for Metromedia Television.

Merv used to love having Zsa Zsa Gabor on his show. It was a fun show and Merv was a great host. He was a band singer in his younger years with Freddy Martin......had the onebig hit, "I've got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts".

He created Jeopardy and produced Wheel and both are still around. He owned The Beverly Hilton Hotel and also bought Resorts from Trump.
He was one rich & successful dude.

 

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On this day, 14 March 1950, the FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" list made its debut.

 

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On this day, 14 March 1951, Seoul, South Korea, was recaptured by U.N. troops during the Korean War.

 

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On this day, 15 March 1972, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather opens.

 

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On this day, 15 March 1972, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather opens.

.....and has been re-run every weekend since......(thank goodness)

 

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.....and has been re-run every weekend since......(thank goodness)

We have a station here that also has all of them over and over again.

 

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On this day, 16 March 1926, Jerry Lewis was born.

 

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On this day, 16 March 1964, "Puff The Magic Dragon" was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.

 

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On this day, 17 March 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies at
Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland.

 

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On this day, 17 March 1762, First St. Patrick's Day parade in US is held in New York City.

 

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On this day, 17 March 1989 A series of solar flares caused a violent magnetic storm that brought power
outages over large regions of Canada.

 

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On this day, 17 March 1919, Nat "King" Cole was born.

 

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NAT KING COLE: NON DIMENTICAR - YouTube

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

NAT KING COLE: NON DIMENTICAR - YouTube

Was this song recorded on Mar. 17th?