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This 1976 film is considered ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically’ significant by the US Library of Congress and is preserved in the National Film Registry.
The film was directed by Martin Scorsese, and starred Robert De Niro. It also featured Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd, and Albert Brooks. It was nominated for four Academy Awards.
TIME MAGAZINES - MAN OF THE YEAR - The 1960s
1960 American Scientists
1961 John F. Kennedy
1962 Pope John XXIII
1963 Martin Luther King Jr.
1964 Lyndon Johnson
1965 General William Westmoreland
1966 Kids 25 and Under
1967 Lyndon Johnson
1968 Apollo Astronauts
1969 The Middle Americans
On a sea voyage to transport breadfruit to Jamaica, English Captain Bligh - Trevor Howard - abuses his crew and officers enough to anger his 1st Lieutenant, Fletcher Christian - Marlon Brando. When they reach their destination, tensions ease and the crew luxuriates in island life until Bligh claps several men in irons for trying to desert. On the trip home, further indignities inspire Christian... Continue reading
The US Government issued a 640 acre land certificate in what is now Hannibal, Mo. to Abraham Bird after he lost his original land in the powerful New Madrid earthquake of 1811.
Hannibal was officially founded in 1819 by Moses Bates. He and Jonathan Fleming built the first building in town, a log cabin, near the corner of North Main and Bird Streets. Bates also owned the first steamboat in town... Continue reading
The building firm Levitt & Sons, Inc. was founded by Abraham Levitt and his two sons William and Alfred. They developed Levittown on Long Island in 1947. William spearheaded the project and is considered the father of modern suburbia. He developed an expertise while in the Navy for mass-producing buildings for military housing using uniform and interchangeable parts. His architect-brother,... Continue reading
Caleb Bradham of New Bern, North Carolina was a pharmacist at the turn of the century. He had a soda fountain in his drugstore, where he served his customers refreshing drinks, that he created himself. His most popular beverage was something he called "Brad's drink" made of carbonated water, sugar, vanilla, rare oils, pepsin and cola nuts.
"Brad's drink", was... Continue reading
The year was 1935. The place was Springfield, Massachusetts. The Great Depression had weakened the nation and good, secure jobs were few and far between.
Undaunted by the dismal economy and inspired by a vote of confidence loan from their parents, two spunky brothers – 20 year-old Prestley Blake and 18 year-old Curtis Blake – opened a modest neighborhood ice cream shoppe. The young... Continue reading
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
Billie Holiday
The future "Lady Day" first heard the music of Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith on a victrola at Alice Dean's, the Baltimore "house of ill repute" where she ran errands and scrubbed floors as a young girl. She made her singing debut in obscure Harlem nightclubs (borrowing her professional name from screen star Billie Dove), then toured with Count Basie... 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
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