NEWSPAPERS SET RECORD; Circulation Highest in History Despite Print Shortage
Date: 31 December 1943
Rept on US newspaper circulation, Apr-Sept
John Denver Birthday, Date of Birth
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American country and folk singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best selling artists in that decade. AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era."
Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he wrote himself. He released 33 albums and singles that were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with estimated sales of more than 33 million units. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, disdain for city life, enthusiasm for music, and relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, earning 12 gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads"; "Poems, Prayers & Promises"; "Annie's Song"; "Rocky Mountain High"; "Calypso"; "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"; and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".
Denver appeared in several films and television specials during the 1970s and 1980s, including the 1977 hit Oh, God!, in which he starred alongside George Burns. He continued to record into the 1990s, also focusing on environmental issues as well as lending vocal support to space exploration and testifying in front of Congress to protest censorship in music. Known for his love of Colorado, Denver lived in Aspen for much of his life. In 1974, Denver was named poet laureate of the state. The Colorado state legislature also adopted "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its two state songs in 2007, and West Virginia did the same for "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in 2014. An avid pilot, Denver died at the age of 53 in 1997, in a single-fatality crash while piloting a recently purchased light plane.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Friday, December 31, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Roswell
- Age
- 81
- Star Sign
- ♑
The December 31, 1943 was a Friday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 364 day of the year. President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
If you were born on this day, you are 81 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, December 31, 2024, 307 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, in 57 days. You have lived for 29,893 days, or about 717,439 hours, or about 43,046,344 minutes, or about 2,582,780,640 seconds.
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31st of December 1943 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on December 31, 1943
DANGEROUS YEAR' SEEN BY GOEBBELS; But the Nazi Propaganda Minister Says Germans Are Still 'Sure of Victory'
Date: 31 December 1943
Min Goebbels article on Ger war victory
8TH ARMY PUSHES TOWARD PESCARA; Fifth Army Storms Mountain -- DNB Tells of Allied Landing Above Garigliano's Mouth 8TH ARMY PUSHES TOWARD PESCARA
Date: 31 December 1943
By MILTON BRACKERBy Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Milton Wireless
8th Army pushes toward Pescara; other Montgomery troops take position dominating Villa Grande area; Canadian units find Ortona strewn with booby traps and time-bombs; 5th Army units beat back Ger drive, Ponteflume area; US Flying Fortresses strike at Rimini; Ferrara also raided; Giraud visits French Moroccan, 5th Army front; San Vittore reptd ripped by shells; town almost destroyed
OWI HEAD ASSAILS PRESSURE GROUPS; He Voices Doubt That 'Home Front' Is Keeping Pace With Its Fighting Forces WAR CRISIS CALLED NEAR He Warns Against Optimism on Rise in Civilian Supplies -- Hits Three Newspapers
Date: 01 January 1944
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
E Davis cites fight to hold down living cost
SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD; Universal Is Reviving 'Invisible Man' Series -- Small Seeking Marjorie Reynolds for Film
Date: 01 January 1944
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
LATIN-AMERICAN LINK OF AP 25 YEARS OLD; Anniversary of News Service Brings Felicitation Exchange
Date: 01 January 1944
Begins 25th yr of operations in Latin Amer; K Cooper, exec dir, exchs anniv messages with member Latin-Amer newspapers; Santiago, Chile, El Mercurio and 4 affiliate newspapers become members
News of Food; Point-Free Frozen Products to Aid Cook --Pork Featured in Menus for Next Week
Date: 01 January 1944
By JANE HOLT
Jane HOLT
RATIONING: wkly menus
MAGAZINE VIEW BARRED; Winter Issue Non-Mailable, Says Postoffice Department
Date: 01 January 1944
View (pub) winter issue reptd ruled non-mailable; pub protests
Admiral King Plans to Hit Japan Before Nazi Defeat; KING PLANS TO HIT BEFORE NAZIS FALL
Date: 31 December 1943
By The Associated Press
on Pacific war; int