March 24, 2020 - What happened that day?
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222285)
United States
March 24, 2020 3:39pm CST
National Cocktail Day
National Agriculture Day
1882 - The bacterium responsible for tuberculosis is discovered.
1958 - Elvis Presley is drafted into the U. S. Army.
1930 - Steve McQueen was born. He was an American actor, producer and "The King of Cool". Some of his movies: The Sand Pebbles, The Cincinnati Kid, Love With a Proper Stranger, Bullitt, The Great Escape ad The Towering Inferno. In 1974 McQueen was the highest-paid movie star in the world. He passed away on November 7, 1980.
1973 - Jim Parsons was born. He is best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper on the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019). He received 4 Primetime Emmy Awards and 1 Golden Globe for his performance. In 2018 Forbes Magazine estimated his annual salary at $26.5 million, making him the world's highest paid TV actor!
Photo Credit: Pixabay
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Mar 20
The car chase in Bullitt!
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Mar 20
@JohnRoberts Yes! I remember renting that years ago to watch with Dustin. We both loved it.
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
27 Mar 20
Yes, another celebrity that passed away too soon.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Mar 20
People will hitting cocktails hard in this climate.
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