Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree" by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
In the UK:
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree" by Dawn
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Famous people born on the 1st of May: |
1218 - Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)
1804 - Aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (d. 1860)
1852 - Calamity Jane, American Wild West performer (d. 1903)
1917 - Danielle Darrieux, French singer and actress
1946 - Joanna Lumley, British actress
1946 - John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer, writer, and actor
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1973 |
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Brian David Josephson
1940-
for his theoretical predictions of the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier, in particular those phenomena which are generally known as the Josephson effects
United Kingdom
University of Cambridge - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1973 (USA) |
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$0.78 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1973 |
The Sting
directed by George Roy Hill
with Robert Redford (Johnny Hooker)
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Designed in 1973 |
The Cleopatra lounge
by Geoffrey Harcourt |
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