Headlines & Tidbits from the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s
World News & the American Experience:
1932 – Amelia Earhart completed her non-stop transcontinental flight, setting the women’s speed record of 2,447.8 miles in 19 hrs 5 minutes.
1939 – The leader of Murder, Incorporated, Louis ‘Lepke’ Buchalter, turned himself in to columnist Walter Winchell who brought Buchalter to FBI Director
J. Edgar Hoover.
1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his most famous speech, “I Have A Dream” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Movies & TV:
1939 – A major league baseball game was shown on television for the first time. The Cincinnati Reds vs Brooklyn Dodgers game was telecast on W2XBS NY.
1964 – Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins” released
1969 – “Alice’s Restaurant” a movie based on Arlo Guthrie’s famed song premiered in New York City and Los Angeles.
1974 – The last episode of “The Brady Bunch” was aired.
Music & Radio:
1949 – “Father Knows Best” debuted on NBC radio.
1950 – The radio show “Somebody Knows” was broadcast for the last time. It was a show that gave cash rewards for information leading to the solving of crimes.
1954 – Elvis Presley has his first hit single “That’s All Right (Mama)” on the Memphis local charts.
1966 – The Beatles performed at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. It was the group’s last live appearance before they disbanded in 1970.
1968 – John and Yoko Lennon hosted the “One on One” concert in Madison Square Garden to raise money for mentally retarded children.
1970 – Elton John made his U.S. concert debut in West Hollywood at the Troubadour.
1984 – The Jacksons’ Victory Tour broke the record for ticket sales, reaching the 1.1 million mark in only two months.
The Arts:
1980 – “42nd Street” opened at Winter Garden Theater in New York for 3486 performances
Celebrity Headlines:
1974 – Charles Lindbergh, aviator, died at 72
1982 – Ingrid Bergman, actress, died on her 67th birthday
Sports:
1950 – Sugar Ray Robinson knocked out Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title.
1963 – Don Schollander was the first to swim the 200 meter freestyle in under 2 minutes (1:58).
1968 – 1st US Open tennis match (Billie Jean King beat Dr Vija Vuskains)
1972 – Mark Spitz won the first of 7 gold medals in swimming at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany
1989 – Pete Rose was banned from Baseball forever after admitting that he bet on games.
Automobile News:
1957 – The Edsel by the Ford Motor Company was introduced to the public.
Famous Birthdays:
1930 – Sean Connery, actor
1931 – Regis Philbin, television personality
1936 – John McCain, Republican Nominee for President
1949 – Gene Simmons, KISS
1954 – Elvis Costello, singer
1958 – Michael Jackson
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