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1953: The First Corvette is Assembled On this day in 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, hand-assembled the first Corvette. Two days later, it rolled off the … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 28
1985: Route 66 is Officially Taken Off the Map U.S. Route 66, AKA the Will Rogers Highway AKA Main Street of America AKA the Mother Road was one of the … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 27
1999: Take Your Dog to Work Day Move over kids, “take your child to work day” has gone to the dogs. It was on this day in 1999 when Pet … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 26
1944: Last Krazy Kat Comic to Appear in Newspapers Though far from the fame of Peanuts, Archie or even Garfield, Krazy Kat was a popular comic strip in its’ own … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 25
1994: ‘The Lion King’ Roars Into Theaters Walt Disney Picture’s 32nd animated feature, The Lion King premiered on this day in 1994. Though an original story, The Lion King was … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 24
1868: Patent is Received for the Typewriter After his printers went on strike, newspaperman, Christopher Sholes made a few attempts (although unsuccessful) to invent a typesetting machine. He collaborated with … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 23
2009: Kodak Discontinues Sales of Kodachrome Color Film Simon and Garfunkel may have sung, “mama don’t take my Kodachrome away,” but Kodak did. Since 1888, Eastman Kodak Company has been … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 22
1948: The First Long-Planning Record Spins On this day in 1948, Columbia Records introduced the Long Playing “microgroove” LP record format which rotated at 33⅓ revolutions per minute. The album? … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 21
1975: ‘Jaws’ is Released in Theaters Universal Pictures producers of the film Jaws hired 27-year-old Steven Spielberg to direct the film before the release of his first movie, The Sugarland … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 20
1910: The First Father’s Day is Celebrated After the success of the Mother’s Day holiday created in the early 20th century (attributed to Anna Jarvis), clamoring began to be heard … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 19
1983: First American Woman to Travel in Space On this day in 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel into space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 18
1885: The Statue of Liberty Arrives It was on this day in 1885 that the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor albeit in pieces packed in various crates. … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 17
1890: Stan Laurel is Born Stan Laurel, half of the comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy, was born on this day in 1890 in Lancashirem now Cumbria, England. He with his … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 16
2012: Man Walks a Tightrope Over the Falls The “King of the Wire,” Nik Wallenda, an American acrobat holds seven Guinness World Records for various feats but on this day … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 15
1777: The First Flag Day On this day in 1777 and during the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopting a resolution that “the flag of the United States be thirteen … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 14
1970: The Song That Broke Up the Beatles “The Long and Winding Road,” a ballad written by Paul McCartney, became the Beatles’ 20th and last #1 hit song for the … Continue Reading This Day in Pop Culture for June 13
