Buffalo Bob Smith

Buffalo Bob Smith, American actor and television host (died 1998)

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Born: November 27, 1917
Died: July 30, 1998
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1917

About Buffalo Bob Smith

Robert Emil Schmidt (November 27, 1917 – July 30, 1998), nicknamed Buffalo Bob, was an American radio and television personality and presenter; he was well known as the host of the children's show Howdy Doody. Eventually, Smith won the #1 spot in late mornings for WBEN, and McNeill dropped to second in the Buffalo market. Then Buffalo Bob appeared at 9:15 a.m.

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The world when Buffalo Bob Smith was born

Buffalo Bob Smith was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
Top headlineUS enters World War I
Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Buffalo Bob Smith's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1917	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Population	100.8M	341 million

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