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• Sid Grauman opened the theater in May 1927, and got the idea of the footprints in the cement when he accidentally stepped into wet concrete during its construction!

• The first actors lo veave such footprints and hand-prints were Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in April 30, 1927.

• Some stars also record a message next to their prints. Clint Eastwood wrote: “You made my day” in alussion to the line from his movie “Dirty Harry”.

• Marilyn Monroe wanted to sit on the cement and leave an imprint of her buttocks but wasnt allowed. She did however leave a giant rhinestone that dotted the “i” in her first name along with the imprint. Unfortunately someone stole it as a souvenir and is no-longer there. 

• Most stars where shoes whilst leaving their mark but 2 actors have made their footprints in bare feet: Harpo Marx and Sean Connery!

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• The “Today” shows early ratings were not very promising, and the producers wanted to make the show more entertaining. So they added a chimpanzee named J.Fred Muggs who became an instant popular star in his own right.

• CBS and NBC both introduced their logos in the 1950′s. CBS had the “eye” with clouds in the background and NBC used to have an 11 feathered peacock.

• Pittsburgh was the first city to develop a channel exclusively dedicated to educational purposes in 1954.

• The first TV show to broadcast fully in color was “The Colgate Comedy Hour” in 1953

  

• The first commercial to broadcast coast-to-coast was showing both the Golden Gate bridge and the Brooklin bridge simultaneously. A great feat for 1951!!!!

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