History Blog

July 29

Happy Birthday RIP Clara Bow(1901–1965) “Theda Bara”(Theodosia Goodman 1885–1955) Peter Jennings(1938–2005) David Warner(1941–2022) Genaro “Tony” Sirico Jr(1942–2022) ; “Robert Fuller”(Leonard Lee)–89 Gary “Geddy Lee” Weinrib–69 Ian Roberts–57 Rodney Allen Rippy–54 Richard “Wil” Wheaton III–50 Stephen Dorff–49 Allison Mack–40 ; 1914 – Transcontinental telephone service began with the first phone conversation between New York and San Francisco ; 1957 –Jack Paar debuted as host of NBC’s “Tonight” show. The first modern day Talk Show.