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On This Day in Boomer History: January 29
| 1951: | Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million |
| 1956: | H[enry] L[ouis] Mencken (essayist / critic / satirist) dies at 75 |
| 1963: | Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame |
| 1964: | Alan Ladd (actor) dies at 50 |
| 1969: | Jimi Hendrix and Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars |
| Top Ten Items |
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| 1. Woody Woodpecker in the Cartoons, Comics & Animation gallery |
| 2. Janis Joplin in the Music gallery |
| 3. Rin Tin Tin in the TV / Radio gallery |
| 4. Carburetors in the Classic Cars gallery |
| 5. The Red Skelton Show in the TV / Radio gallery |
| 6. Barber poles in the Bygone Icons gallery |
| 7. Drafting tables in the Workplace & School gallery |
| 8. 1960 Ford Falcon in the Classic Cars gallery |
| 9. Clutch Cargo in the Cartoons, Comics & Animation gallery |
| 10. Jonathan Winters in the Humor gallery |
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