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The Jetsons Television Show
Debuted on ABC Television - September 1962
Hanna-Barbara decided to create a space-age futuristic version of the average family: The Jetsons. Following closely, it’s success with the Flintstones this cartoon focused on the Jetson family. George Jetson was the bumbling-yet-kind hearted man who worked for Spacely Sprockets under the greedy and mean eye of Mr.... Continue reading
Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center. The New York Mets played there in 1962-1963.
The phrase... Continue reading
Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center.
The phrase "Hot Dog" was coined by NY... Continue reading
Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center. The New York Mets played there in 1962-1963.
The phrase... Continue reading
Democratic National Convention
1968 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Chicago, Illinois
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois,
from August 26 to August 29, 1968. Before the convention, Democratic
President Lyndon Johnson had announced he would not seek a second term. Hubert Humphrey became the nominee.
This was a turbulent time in America following the... Continue reading
On March 29, 1978 at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant located near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, there was an accident and part of the core in the # 2 reactor melted. Some radioactive gas was released but no deaths or injuries were reported to local residents.
When the accident occurred, the # 2 reactor was operating at 97% power. There was a minor malfunction in the secondary cooling... Continue reading
American Bandstand with Dick Clark
Philadelphia, PA
Premiers locally on July 9, 1956
American Bandstand announced that clean-cut 26 -year old Dick Clark will become the new host. Locally produced now, it will soon air it's first national show in 1957. The regulars on Bandstand, Kenny Rossi, Arlene Sullivan, Bunny Gibson, Eddie Kelly, Pat Molittieri, Carmen Jimenz, and Joyce Shafer... Continue reading
REMEMBER WHEN - Macy’s Employees Celebrate their Third Thanksgiving Day Parade
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... Continue reading
Henry Ford was 40 years old when he founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903 with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors. During its early years, the company produced just a few cars a day at its factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit. In 1908, the Ford company released the Ford Model T. and moved production to the much larger Highland Park Plant to keep up with the demand. By 1913 Ford introduced the... Continue reading
HUGH HEFNER CHANGES AMERICA
Hefner grew up in the mid west and majored in psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 1949, Hefner wrote a term paper examining U.S. sex laws in light of the newly published Kinsey Institute research on male human sexuality.
After serving as a copywriter for Esquire, he left in 1952 after being denied a $5 raise. He then took his biggest... Continue reading
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Highlights of The Supremes on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are, to date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Most of these hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland. At their peak in the mid-1960s, the Supremes rivaled the Beatles in worldwide popularity, and it is said that their success made it possible for future African American R&B and soul musicians to find mainstream success. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all from the Brewster-Douglass public housing project in Detroit.