herstory goes on
9/26/2009 - DB Metzger
Daniel Booone dies. The FTC is formed to regulate much of what just happened. Bessie Smith dies in a car crash and Fats Domino’sBlueberry Hill makes the charts. WestSide Story opens on Broadway as does the Beverly Hillbillies andHawaii Five O on the Tube. In Birthdays T.S. Eliot and George Gershwin and a number of women you should know about.
1820 Daniel Boone died He was 85.
1890 US stops minting $1 & $3 gold coins.
1914 the Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce and deceptive business
1920 the Ford Ranger truck debuted in Texas. It was named after the Texas Ranger, was first announced appropriately in Houston, Texas. Although the Ford truck has changed considerably since the first Ranger model, the name still connotes a rugged, tough image. The Ford Ranger 4x4's are especially popular for off-road driving and other hardy pursuits that an actual Texas Ranger might enjoy. Source: History channel
1933 Bessie Smith dies in a car crash
1950 U.N. troops capture Seoul .
1956 Fats Domino’s "Blueberry Hill" hits the pop charts. It was originally written in 1940 for a Gene Autry Movie.
1957 Musical "West Side Story," opens on Broadway
1960 the first Kennedy/Nixon Debate takes place.
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies premieres
1964 The Kinks release "You really got me."
1968 Hawaii five O debuts.
1980 Cuban government closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"
1982 Knight Rider debuts. The star of KR was a modified Pontiac Firebird named KITT.For some the computerized, talking car was the star of the show The remake didn't last long.
1984 President Reagan vetos sanctions against ally South Africa. Mandela did not attend Reagan’s funeral services. Here’s why
1990 The Motion Picture Association of America creates new NC-17 rating. Here’s the history. Can you name the first film given the new rating? Okay Universals Henry and June
Notable Birthdays
1875 : Mary Dreier (reformer: labor unions, WTUL; suffrage)
1876 Edith Abbott born (reformer, social worker, educator)
1893 Freda Kirchway born (educator, publisher)
1888-1965 T.S. Eliot
1898-1937 Composer George Gershwin http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/gershwin/biography.html
1914 fitness Guru Jack Lalanne
Quote for Today
Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch, and the sinner his justification.
— Helen Rowland
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