Headlines & tidbits from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s.
American Living:
1940: 1st nylon stockings sold in US
1949: 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (NYC)
1960: Taxes took 25% of earnings in US
1975: 80,000 turned out in New York City’s Central Park to celebrate the end of the Vietnam War.
Technology & Inventions:
1952: The Westinghouse Frost-Free Refrigerator was introduced
1954: The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. unveils a device that dials automatically. It is the forerunner of equipment that will soon permit a telephone user to dial direct, skipping the step of the operator.
Movies & TV:
1952: “Singin in the Rain” was in theaters starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds
1959: “Some Like It Hot” was in theaters starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon
1959: Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV
1960: Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special
1963: Bob Dylan walks off Ed Sullivan Show
1970: Beatles movie “Let it Be” premieres
1986: “Top Gun,” premieres
Music & Radio:
1963: Peter, Paul & Mary win their 1st Grammy (If I Had a Hammer)
1966: The Pet Sounds “masterpiece” by The Beach Boys was released. It contained “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Sloop John B.,” “God Only Knows,” “Here Today,” “Caroline No” and other songs.
1977: 1st quadrophonic concert (Pink Floyd in London)
1977: Howard Stern begins broadcasting at WRNW, Briarcliff Manor NY
1981: “Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes hits #1 for next 9 weeks
1985: Madonna’s “Crazy For You,” single goes #1
Hollywood Headlines:
1967: Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman
1971: Mick Jagger married Bianca Macias at St Tropez Town Hall
1976: Keith Relf, rock vocalist (Yardbirds), electrocuted at 33 while at home tuning his guitar
1980: Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis
1987: Rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 68
The Arts:
1946: Musical “Annie Get Your Gun,” starring Ethel Merman premieres in NYC
1969: Monty Python comedy troupe forms
1981: Andrew Lloyd Webber/TS Eliot’s musical “Cats,” premieres in London
Sports:
1967: Mickey Mantle’s 500th HR off Oriole’s Stu Miller
1975: Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1983: Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times
1985: Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year
1986: Reggie Jackson hit his 537th HR passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place
Automobile News:
1947: BF Goodrich announced the development of the tubeless tire (Akron Ohio)
1969: Last Chevrolet Corsair built
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