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As an old journalist I can handle much but not when they literally KILL our freedom of speech and the people who fight for it . It happened often in recent years in Third World countries like Afghanistan and Syria but never in the United States to our knowledge. Well, now it has>
Las Vegas reporter remembered as fearless force after elected official, angry at journalist's work, is arrested in his death > https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/las-vegas-reporter-remembered-fearless-force-elected-official-angry-jo-rcna46902
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Remember when news reports would state John Doe 'died of old age?'
The last time someone officially died of 'old age ' was 1951. Comic Redd Fox
Used to complain that 'health nuts' went crazy, rightfully so, when they weren't given a real reason how people died. So, in 1951 the powers that be decided that death notices must include specific medical reasons how people passed away, i.e.heart attack, cancer, etc. Of course, medical reports have sort of devolved back, but, not to be agist, we can now die of 'natural causes,' still without providing the REAL reason. But then, arent people entitled to privacy , not having to honor others' morbid curiosity?
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First Billboard Hot 100
The first number one song of the Billboard Hot 100 was "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, on August 4, 1958.
On August 4, 1958, Billboard premiered one main all-genre singles chart: the Hot 100. The Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard and Billboard discontinued the Best Sellers In Stores chart on October 13, 1958. What we enjoyed back then was the mix of musical genres including pop, easy listening, instrumental, country and western, rhythm and blues and the new rock and roll
Here is the top 5 for Aug 4, 1958:
The Billboard 100 survey continues today but not sure how 'hot' it is, based now not so much on record sales or even CD sales since there are so few .
As Bill O'Reilly notes , the current Top 10 titles you probably never heard of, or don't want to. 'Let's go back to 1958,' he says. For the full top 100 Aug 4 , 1958: https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/
Old Age continued
Aging — in and of itself — is not a cause of death.(There is a phenomenon known as "geriatric failure to thrive," which scientists are studying, but it's extremely rare).
When most of us say someone died of old age, what we really mean is that someone died as a result of an illness (like pneumonia) or an event (like a heart attack) that a healthy, stronger person would likely have survived.
