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1980Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (born 1938)[†]
Joseph Ira Dassin was an American–French singer-songwriter. In his career spanning sixteen years (1964–1980), he enjoyed numerous successes in France and the French-speaking world, as well as singing in languages other than French. He had a career in Finland, Greece, and Germany. In total, he sold nearly 25 million records worldwide. He was the son of film director Jules Dassin.
WE live in a myth-ridden yogurt culture. Yogurt, at least in its unadulterated form, is a good food that is good for you. It can be especially de lightful on a sultry summer day accompanied, perhaps, by seasonal fruits or vegetables. But it is not nearly the miracle food that some are inclined to believe.
An indictment charging three men with a 1975 conspiracy to manipulate the stock of the Conrac Corporation was filed yesterday in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 President Carter's economic advisers are urging him, as part of his economic renewal program, to consider a tax refund that would pump millions of dollars into money-losing companies that invest in new equipment.
The Chase Manhattan Bank, cautiously breaking ranks with other major banks, nudged its prime lending rate up by one-quarter of a point yesterday, to 11 percent.
Three hooded gunmen stole gold salts valued at $450,000 and $36,400 in cash from an armored truck yesterday at an intersection in rural northwestern Connecticut. The state police said the vehicle had stopped so that one of the two guards could relieve himself.
Down in a hazy subway tunnel, two shrill whistles from an oncoming train interrupted the work of trackmen every 10 minutes. A pair of flagmen swung red signal lamps from side to side.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 President Carter's resurgence to a virtual tie with Ronald Reagan in the... Gallup Poll came as a welcome lift to his campaign today and served as a reminder to both camps that...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 Billy Carter was cautioned by the State Department in 1978 that Libyans hoped to use their contacts with him to influence United States foreign policy, according to testimony at a Senate hearing today.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. The nation may be in recession and enduring mounting unemployment, but a sign outside North American Rockwell's complex hard by Los Angeles airport is pleading with toolmakers, milling machine operators and heat treaters to come inside and be hired.
I was wondering if anything interesting on the news was going on when I was born, and decided to create this website for fun. The purpose is to show people what was going on when they were born. With this website I've found out that it was a pretty slow news day on my birthday, but I bet it would feel cool to know a historical event happened on your birthday.
The data used in this project is provided by the New York Times API. They have by far the best API I was able to find, with articles dating back to the 1950s. There weren't any other major newspapers that had an API with close to as much data. The closest was the Guardian API, but theirs only went back to the 1990s. I decided to only use articles from the New York Times because their API was by far the best. This tool works if you have a birthday after the 1950s or so.
Some important dates in history I'd recommend looking up on this website are:
These historical events are just a few examples of the fascinating moments in history you can explore through this tool. Whether you're interested in your own birthday, significant historical dates, or just curious about what was making headlines on any given day, this website offers a unique window into the past through the lens of contemporary news coverage.
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