Clip of the Day

Teenager, Clara Lemlich riled up the masses at the Cooper Union and touched off the first strike in the garment industry in New York City. Approximately 25,000 workers, mostly women are walking the picket line. Intolerable conditions and pay are the basis for this work stoppage.

Peter Max made the cover of Life Magazine with a 9-page feature cover story inside. Max also debuted on television with the “Ed Sullivan Show” and appeared on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.” Some of his renowned installations include a 600-ft-stage for the Woodstock Music Festival, a giant mural for the Winter Olympics and 10-foot guitars for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His art is on display in presidential libraries and U.S. Embassies.

New York City 1927 What a Hit ! Now in it’s third year, over a quarter million people lined Fifth Avenue to celebrate Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Proud of their new American heritage, many of Macy's department store employees, helped create this parade based on the traditions of the festivals they loved in Europe. The employees marched from 145 Street down to 34th Street dressed as clowns, cowboys, knights and sheiks. There were floats, professional bands and 25 live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. This year the parade had its first huge balloon Felix the Cat. After the parade he was released and will float for days until a lucky finder can claim the prize!