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April 18, 1906

Today In History

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

At almost precisely 5:12 a.m., local time, a foreshock occurred with sufficient force it was felt widely throughout the San Francisco Bay area. The great earthquake broke loose some 20 to 25 seconds later, with an epicenter near San Francisco. Violent shocks punctuated the strong shaking which lasted nearly 60 seconds. Sources report that the earthquake was felt from as far north as Oregon to south of Los Angeles and inland as far as central Nevada.

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Pin Up Girl
Dr. J at Harlem's famed Rucker Park
Bob Feller - TIME magazine front cover
Song of the Day
Elvis Presley | I Can't Stop Loving You
Happy Birthday June
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Explore and experience first hand a PGA Golf Event

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Who won Best Actor in 1948?

  • Lew Ayres - Johnny Belinda
  • Montgomery Clift - The Search
  • Dan Dailey - When My Baby Smiles at Me
  • Laurence Olivier - Hamlet
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Joey Bishop

The microwave oven was invented by mistake when an engineer testing a magnetron tube noticed that the radiation from it melted the chocolate bar he had in his pocket.

1992| Weird Al had the hit Smells Like Nirvana at the same time that Nirvana had the hit Come As You Are. 

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Mel Torme

Barbra

A Chorus Line

Sam Cooke

Miles Davis

Mel Torme

Barbra

A Chorus Line

Sam Cooke

Miles Davis

TV Show of the Day
The Rolling Stones appear on The Mike Douglas Show in 1964
Buffalo Springfield performs For What It's Worth in 1967
A compilation of some Billy Sims' collegiate highlights at the University of Oklahoma.
Interview of the Day
Neil Armstrong interview, BBC 1970
ONE OF THE GREATEST DRUMMERS - Buddy Rich appears with the Tommy Dorsey Band, led by Buddy Morrow. The performance was taped January 5, 1987.

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Jack Palance

Moments in American History

JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas

Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested

JFK Funeral in Washington, DC

JFK Funeral in Washington, DC

JFK Jr. Salutes

JFK is assassinated in Dallas, Texas

Lee Harvey Oswald is arrested

JFK Funeral in Washington, DC

JFK Funeral in Washington, DC

JFK Jr. Salutes

Bobby Orr # 4 - Boston Bruins

Collectible Editions

You have a choice of three versions of our collectible edition to select from. 52-pages, 100-pages (special oversized edition) and our 104-page version (hard cover). Enjoy your stroll down memory lane!



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Julia

The word "PEZ" comes from the German word for peppermint—PfeffErminZ.

1987 | Both the ABC song When Smokey Sings and Smokey Robinson's song One Heartbeat were in the Top 10 at the same time.

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