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Booker Best 1920 - 1981

Booker Best of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania was born on January 8, 1920, and died at age 61 years old in January 1981.

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In 1920, in the year that Booker Best was born, on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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In 1953, when he was 33 years old, actress and comedian Lucille Ball gave birth to Desi Arnaz, Jr on January 19th. On the same day on "I Love Lucy", the fictional Little Ricky was born as well. Baby Desi graced the cover of the first TV Guide magazine with a headline that read ""Lucy's $50,000,000 baby" - because the commercial revenue from his birth was expected to be that amount.
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Best, Gary (Born Nov 28, 1937) Finlay-Best, Olive (Mar 7, 1906 - Feb 4, 1977) Best, Elizabeth (Beth) (Born Jun 25, 1944) Best, Charles (Jan 18, 1919 - Oct 7, 2001) Best, Louise (Aug 31, 1889 - Sep 1977) Best, Ethridge (Jun 26, 1910 - Feb 1967) Best, Jennie (Sep 20, 1895 - Apr 1977) Best, Barbara (Oct 9, 1928 - Mar 21, 2004) Best, Margaret (Nov 29, 1943 - Apr 6, 2004) Best, Joseph (Jul 29, 1893 - Feb 13, 1991)
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