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Sorry, I definitely slacked off this weekend. 
1943 - Singer Kate Smith finished her War Bond radio appeal. For 13 continuous hours Smith had stayed on the air, collecting a whopping $39 million dollars in bond pledges.
1962 - It was a hootenanny of a good time in, of all places, New Yorks famed Carnegie Hall. The cast included newcomer Bob Dylan making his first appearance at Carnegie Hall.
1973 - Henry Kissinger took the oath as U.S. Secretary of State. This was the first time a naturalized citizen had held this office. Only in America...
1985 - The poor of Americas Heartland ... the financially troubled farmers of Middle America ... got help from their friends in the music biz. Singing stars Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Cougar Mellencamp held a benefit concert to raise funds. The stars came out and so did the money. The Farm Aid concert raised ten million dollars.
1995 - The Turner Broadcasting System agreed to be gobbled up by, er merge with, the Time Warner media conglomerate for $7.5 billion.
1943 - Singer Kate Smith finished her War Bond radio appeal. For 13 continuous hours Smith had stayed on the air, collecting a whopping $39 million dollars in bond pledges.
1962 - It was a hootenanny of a good time in, of all places, New Yorks famed Carnegie Hall. The cast included newcomer Bob Dylan making his first appearance at Carnegie Hall.
1973 - Henry Kissinger took the oath as U.S. Secretary of State. This was the first time a naturalized citizen had held this office. Only in America...
1985 - The poor of Americas Heartland ... the financially troubled farmers of Middle America ... got help from their friends in the music biz. Singing stars Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Cougar Mellencamp held a benefit concert to raise funds. The stars came out and so did the money. The Farm Aid concert raised ten million dollars.
1995 - The Turner Broadcasting System agreed to be gobbled up by, er merge with, the Time Warner media conglomerate for $7.5 billion.
