TODAY IN HISTORY 27 Aug 2013 | 12:12 pm

Ed Donahue

SPACE PROBE LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1962 27 Aug 2013 | 12:03 pm

One hundred nine days after launch, Mariner 2 flies by Venus Mariner 2 was the first robotic space probe in the NASA program to reach the vicinity of the planet Venus in December of the same year.......

TUESDAY WELD IS 70 TODAY 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

Tuesday Weld (Susan Ker Weld) began her career as a child actor, and made the transition to mature roles in the late 1950s. She won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Female Newcomer in 1960 and ...

RARE FILM CLIP FROM A FAN IN 1955 27 Aug 2013 | 10:11 am

PORTLAND POSTCARD FROM THE MALLORY 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am

The Mallory Hotel (built in 1912) SW 15 Ave. at Yamhill in Portland, Oregon (Description on back of card) This unusual 25 foot bed is entirely custom-built, including Beautyrest mattress and box sp.....

TODAY IN HISTORY 26 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm

Sandy Kozel

MACAULAY CULKIN IS 33 YEARS OLD TODAY 26 Aug 2013 | 12:06 pm

Macaulay Culkin in Home Along Macaulay Carson Culkin Culkin is best remembered for his portrayal of Kevin McCallister in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). He is also in Un...

THE TOP SONG ON THIS DAY IN 1957 26 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm

"Tammy", written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. debuted in the romantic comedy film Tammy and the Bachelor. It was nominated for the 1957 Academy Award for Best Original Song. The most popular vers...

NEW ACTION CAR FOR THE YOUNG IN HEART 26 Aug 2013 | 07:53 am

From the Studebaker-Packard Corporation

SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1949 26 Aug 2013 | 12:01 am

Robert Young and Jean Vander Pyl The comedy series Father Knows Best began on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was...