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March 31, 1975

Today In History

In John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins its 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs

Known as the ‘Wizard of Westwood’, John Wooden coached the UCLA Bruins’ basketball team for 27 seasons. He won 10 NCAA Championships, including an unprecedented 7 in a row from 1967-1973. During that 7 year run, UCLA compiled a record of 205-5, including an 88-game winning streak. His teams had four different perfect 30-0 seasons during his career. John Wooden was also an All-American as a player many years earlier and he was the first person ever to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.

Remember When

Ever wonder why there is a hole at the top of The Old Farmer's Almanac? Editor Heidi Stonehill explains why
Don Larsen's Perfect Game in the World Series
Frank Shorter shares his favorite story about Steve Prefontaine
Song of the Day
Carly Simon - You're So Vain
Elton John performs Live in London, UK at the "Royal Opera House" on December 1, 2002
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The Archway in St. Louis

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Who won Best Actress in 1961?

  • Audrey Hepburn - Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Piper Laurie - The Hustler
  • Sophia Loren - Two Women
  • Natalie Wood - Splendor in the Grass
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Am I right?

Who threw the pass to me ?

Joe Montana - QB The San Francisco 49ers

Only female mosquitoes will bite you.

In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.

They always worked well together

TV Show of the Day
THE YOGI BEAR SHOW - 1961
Remembering Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as a father and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was introduced as a midseason replacement on the CBS network and broadcast from 1973 to 1980. Halfway through the series run, Mark Shera was added to the cast as the cousin of Ebsen's character, who joins the firm. William Conrad guest-starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first Barnaby Jones episode, "Requiem for a Son", and the 1975 two-part crossover episodes, "The Deadly Conspiracy". The series ran from January 28, 1973 – April 3, 1980.
Los Angeles Ram Highlights from the 1950s to the 1970s
Interview of the Day
A Conversation with Carole King at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston
Kent State Massacre

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I was the first astronaut to orbit the earth and 36 years later the oldest to go in to space, Who am I ?

John Glenn

CLASSIC AMERICAN IMAGES

Classic Sports Images

Willie Stargell

Dr. J in the ABA

Duke Snider robs the batter of extra bases

Pee Wee Reese

The Four Horseman of Notre Dame

Willie Stargell

Dr. J in the ABA

Duke Snider robs the batter of extra bases

Pee Wee Reese

The Four Horseman of Notre Dame

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I set a record in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series, what was it ?

Bob Gibson struck out 17 batters in that game

The space between the 2 front teeth is called a diastema.

Who invented television? John Logie Baird

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