- 1932] Debuted on this date: Radio City Music Hall opens to the public (12/27)...1947] "Howdy Doody" debuts on NBC-TV hosted by Buffalo Bob Smith (12/27)...1948] "The Perry Como Show" debuts (12/25)...1973] "The Exorcist" starring Linda Blair opens (12/26)...1990] "Godfather III" premieres (12/25)...
- 1946] "Happy Trails": W.C. Fields dies at 66 from a stomach hemorrhage (12/25). Contrary to popular belief, his headstone makes no reference to Philadelphia. It simply has his name and dates of birth and death...1972] Harry S. Truman, our 33rd president dies in Kansas City from lung congestion caused by pneumonia at 88 (12/26)...1974] Jack Benny passes away from pancreatic cancer at 80 (12/26)...1977] Charles Chaplin dies in his sleep at 88 (12/25)...1983] Dennis Wilson, the only real surfer in the Beach Boys, drowns while swimming near his boat at Marina del Rey (CA) (12/28). Dennis was 39...1989] Former Yankees manager Billy Martin is killed in a pickup truck crash in Fenton (NY) at 61 (12/25)...1995] Curtis Mayfield dies at 57 from diabetes after being paralyzed when a light stand fell on him some years earlier (12/26)...1995] Dean Martin dies from respiratory failure at 78 (12/25)...1996] 6-year old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder (CO) (12/26)...2006] Former President Gerald R. Ford dies from arteriosclerosis at 93 (12/26)...2007] A suicide gunman shoots former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, killing her. He then blows himself up, killing at least 22 others (12/27)...
- 1947] Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow: A major snowstorm dumps 25.8" of snow on New York City in 16 hours. 80 die in the northeast as a result of the storm (12/26)...
- 1956] Curtains: After 5 years on TV, the final "Ding Dong School" hosted by Miss Francis (Horwich) airs on NBC-TV (12/28)...1968] "The Breakfast Club" with Don McNeill signs off for the last time on ABC Radio after a run of 35 years (12/27)...1992] Legendary New York City play-by-play man, Marty Glickman retires at 75 (12/26)...
- 1958] Frozen in sports history: The Baltimore Colts beat the Giants 23-17 at 8:15 into overtime on a frozen Yankee Stadium field to win the NFL Championship in a thriller (12/28). Many call this the greatest NFL game of all-time...
- 1982] Computer games: A computer is the Time Magazine Man of The Year. It's the first time a non-human receives the honors (12/26)...
- 1993] Wedding Bells and respect: Rodney Dangerfield finally gets some respect and a wife. At 72 he marries Joan Child, 41 (12/26). The marriage will last until Rodney's death in 2004...
- 2001] Talibanned: U.S. officials announce that Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners will be held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay (12/27)...
- 2004] Deadly storm: A tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean leaves more than 216,000 dead or missing in Southeastern Asia (12/26)...
- 2007] Hold that tiger: In the San Francisco Zoo, a tiger escapes from its enclosure and attacks three visitors, killing one of the men and mauling two others (12/25)...For more on December 25 - 28: C L I C K:
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(Christmas Edition) December 25 - 28, 2008
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