History Blog

September 29

Happy Birthday RIP Orvon “Gene” Autry(1907–1998) Madeline Kahn(Wolfson 1942–1999) Larry Linville(1939–2000) ; Jerry Lee Lewis–82 Ian McShane–75 Bryant Gumbel–69 Andrew “Dice” Clay Silverstein–60 Roger Bart–55 Jill Whelan–51 Luke Goss–49 Zachary Levi Pugh–37 ; 1951 – The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC