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TIL the United States Army has not had a 5 Star General since Sept 22 1950.

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DQZJD TIL about Spade Cooley, the only convicted murderer to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A big-band leader, actor, and television personality, in 1961, he was convicted of the murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans. Awarded a star before the murder conviction, it has never been removed.
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