Happy 90th birthday to Betty White! Here she is in her days as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.

Happy 90th birthday to Betty White! Here she is in her days as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.

Happy birthday to Betty White! Here she is as Sue Ann Nivens from The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Happy birthday to Betty White! Here she is as Sue Ann Nivens from The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Here is the first part of Betty White’s groundbreaking sitcom Life With Elizabeth. The comedy is very different in some ways than many in the era, being more character driven with less of an emphasis on physical comedy.

Happy 90th birthday to Betty White! This photo is from the Fifties, the decade when she did her first show Life with Elizabeth and her second show Date with the Angels.

Happy 90th birthday to Betty White! This photo is from the Fifties, the decade when she did her first show Life with Elizabeth and her second show Date with the Angels.

Happy New Year, everyone! Here, from 1955, is the lovely Janet Leigh.

Happy New Year, everyone! Here, from 1955, is the lovely Janet Leigh.

A happy Yuletide, happy Crimble, happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and happy holidays to everyone! And here’s the lovely Ann Miller to help you celebrate!

A happy Yuletide, happy Crimble, happy Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and happy holidays to everyone! And here’s the lovely Ann Miller to help you celebrate!

It was on this day in 1973 that Bobby Darin died. Here he is with his song “Dream Lover.”

“All You Need is Love,” written by John Lennon and performed by The Beatles

“Real Love” by John Lennon and performed by The Beatles. It’s one of my favourite John Lennon songs and one of my favourite Beatles songs.

It was on this day in 1980 that John Lennon was assassinated.