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🇺🇸 ⚓ 210 Years ago today; August 19th, 1812, the U.S.S. Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" after her battle with the Royal Navy frigate HMS Guerriere approximately 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
☘ Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to the lovely lady; Maureen O'Hara, born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland 🥃.
🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to American actress; Violet Mary Klotz (aka Mae Clarke), born on this date, August 16th, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 🥂🍾.
Good-bye Olivia 💔. Dame Olivia Newton-John (September 26th, 1948 - August 8th, 2022) 🕯 R.I.P. 🙏
🎂 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to Myrna Adele Williams #BOTD; August 2nd, 1905 in Helena, Montana.⚘
🇺🇸 Happy National Ice Cream Day; July 17th, 2022 🍦🍧🥤🍨.
🎞 🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to the beautiful and talented Ginger Rogers. A performer who could do it all; sing, dance and act. Missouri born and Texas raised 💐 🎭.
💖 🎂 Remembering our "Missy"; Barbara Stanwyck, born on this date July 16th, 1907 in Brooklyn, NY 🎭.
Life long friends; Ruby Keeler and Patsy Kelly attending Jack Blue's School of Dance in NYC around 1922/23 and again backstage in the Broadway revival of "No, No, Nanette" in 1971.
Remembering Jean Harlow 🎞 ⚘ March 3rd, 1911 - June 7th, 1937.
🇺🇸 Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep, It's own appointment limits keep, O hear us when we cry to thee, For those in peril on the sea!
🎭 Remembering actress Mae Clarke; August 16th, 1910 - April 29th, 1992. During Hollywood's Pre-Code Era, she appeared in some of the classic films of that period including: "The Front Page", "The Public Enemy", "Waterloo Bridge" and "Frankenstein". R.I.P. 🎞 ⚘.
🎉 Happy Birthday to Ann-Margret; born today April 28th, 1941 in Valsjobyn, Sweden 🎊🥂🍾🎂.
"The most important thing in anyone's life is to be giving something. The quality I can give is fun, joy, and happiness. This is my gift" - Ginger Rogers.
Remembering today Miss Ginger Rogers 💐 July 16th, 1911 - April 25th, 1995 🎙 💃 🎭.
🇺🇸 ⚓ April 2nd, 2022, the Virginia-class attack submarine U.S.S. Delaware (SSN-791) was officially commissioned in the Port of Wilmington, DE. Grant her safe passage on all future voyages.
🌾 Gordons Pond at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware 🚲.
🎭 Ginger Rogers, William Powell and Dianna "Mousie" Lewis (aka Mrs. William Powell) at the Racquet Club in Palm Springs in 1964 🎾🌴.
🎭 Remembering American actor William Horatio Powell (July 29th, 1892 - March 5th, 1984).
Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to "Our Baby". Jean Harlow; March 3rd, 1911 - June 7th, 1937. 🎂 💐 🎭
🥀 Remembering American dancer, actress and singer Ruby Keeler; August 25th, 1909 - February 28th, 1993. During the 1930's, she starred in such Hollywood musicals as; "42nd Street", "Footlight Parade" and "Gold Diggers of 1933". 💃🎭🎙.
🇺🇸 Remembering actress and patriot Carole Lombard who along with 21 other persons; including her mother, were killed in a plane crash 80 years ago today on Potosi Mountain, Nevada while returning home from a war bond drive🕯.
🕯 Betty Marion White Ludden; January 17th, 1922 - December 31st, 2021. R.I.P. ⚘.
Christmas maybe over; but now that the family has left it gives me time to sit, relax and enjoy Barbara at her holiday best 🎄🎅 🎁.
🥀 Thelma Alice Todd; July 29th, 1906 - December 16th, 1935. R.I.P. 💔
🇺🇸 Surviving ships of the December 7th Attack on Pearl Harbor; USCGC Taney (WHEC-37) berthed in Baltimore, MD and harbor tug Hoga (YT-146) berthed in North Little Rock, AR.
