Birthday Report for September 25th, 1958 |
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Events of the Month for Will Smith |
When Will Smith entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: In the United States, President Eisenhower approves the National Defense Education Act which grants student loans and aid for technical education. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested in Alabama for loitering. In Washington, D.C., the Atomic Energy Commission reports that the Soviet Union has re-established nuclear testing in the arctic. In other news, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev urges President Eisenhower to recognize Mao Tse-tung's regime in Peking. |
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Entertainment News for the year Will Smith was born |
| Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Will Smith was an infant. The movie theaters offer a great variety this year from the upbeat Auntie Mame and Gigi to the darkness of James Stewart in Vertigo. The music scene is slightly on the silly side this year featuring the Chipmunks The Chipmunk Song, Sheb Wooley and his Purple People Eater and the Coasters with Yakety Yak. |
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Popular Music when Will Smith was born. |
| When Will Smith was rocking in a cradle, these songs were topping the music charts: Back in 1958, the popular songs were: At the Hop performed by Danny & The Juniors; Bird Dog performed by The Everly Brothers; Catch a Falling Star sung by Perry Como; as well as Don't by Elvis Presley. Also topping the musical charts: Get a Job by The Silhouettes; Sugartime by McGuire Sisters; Tequila by The Champs; and the ever popular The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley. |
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| Movie News for the year Will Smith was born. |
| While Will Smith was discovering how to stand up, The Academy gave a standing ovation to these movies and actors: 'Gigi'- Directed by Vicente Minnelli won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1958. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to David Niven for his role in 'Separate Tables' and the Best Actress Award went to Susan Hayward for her role in 'I Want to Live'. |
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