History Blog

May 25

Happy Birthday RIP Belle Miriam Silverman(“Beverly Sills” 1929–2007) Claude Akins(1926–1994) Dixie Carter(1939–2010) ; Ian McKellen–79 Leslie Uggams–75 Frank Oznowicz(“Oz”)–74 Karen Valentine–71 Concetta Sellecchia(“Connie Sellecca”)–63 Michael Myers–55 Anne Heche–49 James “Jamie” Kennedy–48 Octavia Spencer–46 Cillian Murphy–42 ; 1953 – The first public television station(Public Broadcast) in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston ; 1968 – The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was dedicated http://bit.ly/2qXvmu6