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Farmer’s Almanac Debuts in 1793 in Boston
Founder Robert B. Thomas founded The Old Farmer's Almanac. (which was called The Farmer's Almanac until the early 1800's) The first issue was the 1793 edition that was released in the fall of 1792. There were 3,000 copies sold in Boston and through peddlers in New England. The price was sixpence (or about 9 cents).
It featured the... Continue reading
Bill Veeck – Baseballs Maverick
As owner of the Indians, Browns and White Sox, Bill Veeck consistently broke attendance records with pennant-winning teams, outrageous door prizes, enthusiastic fan participation and ingenious promotional schemes. He introduced the concept of honoring fans, a midget player (Eddie Gaedel), Bat Day, Fireworks, exploding scoreboards and player names on backs of... Continue reading
ANDREW CARNEGIE RETIRES AND GIVES AWAY HIS FORTUNE
March 13, 1901
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Andrew Carnegie announced today that he is retiring from business and will spend the remainder of his days giving away his fortune, which is now estimated to be greater than $ 300 Million dollars. The steel baron made his announcement in a letter addressed to “the good people of Pittsburgh”, the city where... Continue reading
The Year 1950
AVERAGE PAY GAINS $ 116. FROM PREVIOUS YEAR
Americans now average an income of $ 1,436. for every man, women, and child in 1950, the department of commerce reported today. This figure represents an increase of $ 116. from last year, attributed to the income of the very rich in America today. Due to an average tax burden of $ 360. the net gain shows a slight gain. The district... Continue reading
one of the most celebrated documentaries of all time | the 1960's in which Edward R. Murrow exposed the plight of America's farm workers
Peter Jennings
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings was born July 29, 1938 in Toronto, Canada Former ABC News President Elmer Lower discovered Mr. Jennings while he was a co-anchor at the CTV. Jennings was named anchor and senior editor of World News Tonight in 1983 replacing Frank Reynolds.
The Godfather
1972
Director Francis Ford Coppola collaborated on the epic film's screenplay with Mario Puzo who had written the best-selling novel of the same name. This gangster film centers on the Corleone crime "family" in the boroughs of New York City in the mid 1940s, dominated at first by aging godfather/patriarch "Don" Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) A turn-of... Continue reading
One Giant Step for Mankind
The Luner Module “Eagle” landed on the Moon at Tranquility Base
on July 20, 1969 at 4:18 p.m. EDT,
Neil Armstrong realized that they were heading into a field of boulders on the northeast shoulder of a crater the size of a football field. Drama was the last thing that any one had wanted. A warning light was telling him he had less than 60 seconds of fuel left,... Continue reading
Golden Gate Bridge Opens First to Pedestrians
May 27, 1937
San Francisco, California
On a typical cold and foggy May morning, an estimated 200,000 people came to celebrate the pedestrian opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. Autos will be allowed to cross at a later date. By 6am, the starting hour of Pedestrians Day, 18,000 people were waiting to cross the span from both the San Francisco... Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park - A vast wilderness of natural beauty
On March 1, 1872 President Ulysses Grant signed into existence the world's first national park, Yellowstone National Park. The 2.2 million acres of wilderness was "set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people."
Yellowstone's name is historically credited to the... Continue reading
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Classic Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga sing a duet | The Lady is a Tramp
Tony Bennett is one of a handful of artists to have new albums charting in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, and now in the first two decades of the 21st century. He has introduced a multitude of songs into the Great American Songbook that have since become standards for pop music. He has toured the world to sold out audiences with rave reviews whenever he performs. His initial successes came via a string of Columbia singles in the early 1950's, including such chart-toppers as “Because of You,” “Rags to Riches,” and a remake of Hank Williams “Cold, Cold Heart.” He had 24 songs in the Top 40, including “I Wanna Be Around,” “The Good Life,” “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” and his signature song, “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” which garnered him two Grammy Awards. With millions of records sold worldwide and platinum and gold albums to his credit, Bennett has received seventeen Grammy Awards including a 1995 Grammy for Record of the Year for his “MTV Unplugged” CD, which introduced this American master to a whole new generation and the Grammy Lifetime Award.