Edison shows off his phonograph, atom bomb testing heads underground, a chimpanzee orbits the Earth, the Pong craze begins, and the world loses another Beatle, all on this day.
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1955: Comedian and game show host Howie Mandel, known for hosting the game show "Deal or No Deal," starring in the TV medical drama "St. Elsewhere" and for creating the children's cartoon "Bobby's World," is born in North York, Ontario, Canada.