Red Skelton (1913–1997) was an American entertainer known for his national radio and television acts. He began developing his comedic and pantomime skills at age 10 in a traveling medicine show. Over the next decade he worked on a showboat, in the burlesque circuit, and in vaudeville. In 1938 he became the host of radio's Avalon Time, and got his own radio show in 1941, The Raleigh Cigarette Program, which debuted many of his comedy characters. Though he regularly appeared on radio and film, Skelton was most eager to work in television. The Red Skelton Show premiered in 1951, and continued on a variety of networks and under several names until 1971. Afterwards, he focused on painting, and probably earned more from sales of lithographs of his works than from his entire television career. He received many accolades, including two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and induction into the Television and National Radio Halls of Fame.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1290:

Edward I issued an edict expelling all Jews from England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Expulsion

1841:

Pedro II, the last Emperor of Brazil, having reigned in minority since 1831, was acclaimed, crowned and consecrated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_II_of_Brazil

1870:

The First Vatican Council declared that the Pope is infallible when he solemnly declares a dogmatic teaching on faith as being contained in divine revelation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_infallibility

1995:

After a long period of dormancy, the Soufrière Hills volcano began a still-ongoing eruption, devastating the island of Montserrat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soufri%C3%A8re_Hills

2005:

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President George W. Bush announced the India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement, a bilateral treaty on civil nuclear cooperation between their two countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93United_States_Civil_Nuclear_Agreement

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disinter: 1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to dig up. 2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disinter

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