Dale Robertson was in the original cast of Dynasty. His character disappeared after the first season, and was eventually revealed to have died offscreen.
Dale Robertson followed Ronald Reagan as host of “Death Valley Days” in 1965. It was Reagan’s final professional acting job (technically).
Ronald Reagan’s father was an alcoholic and had a very spotty employment history.
Ronald Reagan was a Captain in the US Army.
Capt. Reagan served in US Army Special Services during WWII, making training and propaganda films. He was terribly nearsighted, which precluded his serving in combat units. Later in life, he would develop hearing problems as a result of gunfire on movie sets. As President, he wore two custom-made hearing aids.
Many fantasists still believe Ronald Reagan was a good president.
In the Bolshevik system of voting, no post “had” to be filled; if no suitable candidate could be found, or if no candidate received a number of votes sufficient to be elected, the post remained vacant for as long as was necessary.
At least some people believe the United States would benefit from such a system, especially given the current generation of public officials.
Noted industrial designer Raymond Loewy redesigned Air Force One at the request of President John F. Kennedy, including the words “United States of America” along the fuselage. The same basic livery is still used today.
Raymond Loewy also helped design the 1947 Studebaker, which was often referred to as “the car that looks the same coming as it does going”.
During WWII, Studebaker manufactured the US6 line of military trucks, radial engines for tanks and aircraft, and a light armored vehicle called the M29 Weasel. Many Studebaker vehicles were supplied to the USSR under Lend-Lease.
Weasels Ripped My Flesh was an Mothers of Invention album consisting of previously unreleased live performances.
“Ripping Yarns” was a British series hosted by/starring Michael Palin that parodied Victorian/Edwardian-era adventure stories written for boys.
Michael Palin’s son, William was in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” as Sir Not Appearing in This Film.
Michael Reagan was the adopted son of the greatest president of our generation.
Ronald Wilson Reagan, whom not everyone considers the greatest President of our generation, was greeted by the USC Trojans marching band upon his return to LA when he left office in January 1989.
Ronald Wilson Reagan is the only US President whose name has 6-6-6 letters, which is “the number of the beast” from Revelation 13:15-18. Only Lyndon Baines Johnson’s name comes closest to that number, at 6-6-7.
William Jefferson Clinton shares a name with the third president of the United States and the one and only President of the Confederacy.
DeWitt Clinton as governor of New York, was responsible for the creation of the Erie Canal. Though derided as “Clinton’s Ditch,” the canal allowed for cheap transportation to the midwest much, helping both New York’s and the nation’s economy.
Joyce DeWitt, who played Janet in the sitcom Three’s Company, graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.