Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"I Can Help" by Billy Swan
In the UK:
"Gonna Make You A Star" by David Essex
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Famous people born on the 23rd of November: |
912 - Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 973)
1221 - King Alfonso X of Castile (d. 1284)
1804 - Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (d. 1869)
1888 - Harpo Marx, American comedian (d. 1964)
1934 - Robert Towne, American writer, director, producer, and actor
1935 - Vladislav Volkov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1971)
1980 - David Britz, American nanotechnologist
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1974 |
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Paul J. Flory
1910-1985
for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of the macromolecules
USA
Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1974 (USA) |
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$0.78 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1974 |
The Godfather Part II
directed by Francis Ford Coppola
with Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), Robert De Niro (Vito Corleone) and Talia Shire (Connie Corleone)
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Designed in 1974 |
The Relaxer 2 rocking chair
by Verner Panton |
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