Headlines & Tidbits from the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s
World News & the American Experience
1930 – Eastern Airlines began passenger service.
1934 – Hitler was elected Fuhrer.
1959 – The Islands of Hawaii became the state of Hawaii, the 50th state in the United States of America.
1961 – The building of the Berlin Wall began.
1964 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Anti-Poverty Act.
1978 – The first transatlantic flight by hot-air balloon was completed by three Americans. Max Anderson, Ben Abruzzo, and Larry Newman took almost a week to fly from Presque Isle, Maine to Misery, France.
Movies & TV:
1950 – ABC began showing Saturday morning kid shows starting with Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch
1958 – Betsy Palmer joined the Today Show.
1965 – The Beatles’ movie “Help!” premiered in the US. It was the first color motion picture for the Beatles.
1979 – Monty Python’s “Life of Brian” premiered.
1981 – “Charlie’s Angels” was broadcast on ABC TV for the last time.
Music & Radio:
1939 – The Wizard Of Oz premiered on August 17 at Loew’s Capitol Theater in New York.
1958 – Perez Prado “Mambo King,” received one of the 1st gold records for his song “Patrica” by the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA).
1962 – Peter, Paul & Mary released their 1st hit song “If I Had a Hammer.”
1964 – The Beatles began their first North American tour with 26 cities planned.
1965 – The Rolling Stones release “Satisfaction.” It became their 1st #1 US hit.
1967 – “All You Need is Love” by the Beatles went #1.
1976 – Sales from Elvis Presley’s records passed 400 million according to RCA Records.
1977 – The song “Best of My Love”, by the Emotions stayed at #1 for 4 weeks
1979 – “My Sharonna” by the Knack hits #1
1986 – The Howard Stern Radio Show premiered in Philadelphia on WYSP FM.
The Arts:
1943 – The Lindy Hop (named after Charles Lindbergh) was featured on the cover of “Life” magazine. The popularity of this dance also known as the “Jitterbug” or “Swing” skyrocketed after people saw George Snowden dance at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
1958 – Vladimir Nabokov ‘s “Lolita,” published.
Celebrity Headlines:
1968 – Cynthia Lennon sued John Lennon for divorce.
1969 – Mick Jagger was shot accidentally while filming the movie “Ned Kelly.”
1974 – John Lennon reported seeing a UFO in New York City.
1977 – Groucho Martin, comedian (Marx Bros), died in LA at 86
Sports:
1933 – The first Televised Boxing match took place between Archie Sexton & Laurie Raiteri in London.
1938 – Henry Jackson Armstrong defeated Lou Ambers at Madison Square Garden to become the first fighter to hold the feather, welter, and lightweight crowns at the same time.
1938 – Lou Gehrig hit his last grand slam, topping the record at 23.
1947 – 1st Little League World Series took place. The Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win.
Famous Birthdays:
1934 – Barbara Eden, actress, I Dream of Jeannie
1936 – Wilt Chamberlain, basketball player
1937 – Robert Redford, actor, director
1943 – Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin vocalist
1946 – William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton, 42nd US President
1949 – Rick Springfield, singer
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