The Hotel PennsylvaniaIt went through four name changes but it also started as The Hotel Pennsylvania when it opened at 401 Seventh Avenue (15 Penn Plaza) in Manhattan, across the street from Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden in New York City, right across the street from the Pennsylvania Station and was designed to be […]
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1971 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1971, cigarette advertising was banned from American television and radio, ending an era and beginning a public health reckoning that would take decades to complete. D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, collected $200,000 in ransom, jumped out into a Pacific Northwest night, and was never conclusively identified. Jim Morrison died in
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1970 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1970World Changing Event: The Beatles officially disbanded in 1970, ending the most influential musical partnership in history. Paul McCartney announced his departure on April 10; the legal dissolution took years. The world has been arguing about who was at fault ever since.Top Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water by
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Quebec Separatist Movement (FLQ)The Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) was a Quebec separatist movement that aimed to establish an independent and socialist Quebec. Active primarily from 1963 to 1970, the FLQ engaged in bombings, kidnappings, and other acts of terrorism in pursuit of their goals, culminating in the 1970 October Crisis.Founded in 1963 by
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WABX Free Concerts on Sundays on the WSU Campus Tartar Field After my first enlistment expired, I moved back to Detroit and enrolled in college at the Wayne State University. After first trying to get into the medical school, I decided to major in fine art, but later realizing where the money was, switched to
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Tigers in Vietnam I was in Vietnam for only a year during the war and riding a river patrol boat, never saw a real tiger, but I did pick up tiger stories from some of the marine units we worked with. The NVA and Viet Cong were bad enough, but these poor jarheads also had
1969 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1969, a human being stood on the Moon’s surface and spoke into a radio. The signal traveled 240,000 miles to Earth in 1.3 seconds and was heard by an estimated 600 million people. Four months later, half a million people gathered in a field in upstate New York for three
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1960s PhrasesSome phrases from the 1960s that no one uses anymore…..A Gas: A Lot of FunAnkle Biter: A Baby or Small ChildApe: Gone WildBad: AwesomeBag: To StealBall: To party. Later meaning IntercourseBeat Feat: Leave in a hurryBlast: A great timeBlitzed: DrunkBogart: To hog somethingBook: Leave the areaBread: MoneyBummed Out: DepressedCat: A guyChoice: Something that is
The Launch of the Concorde Supersonic Passenger AirlinerThe Concorde was a joint venture between the British Aircraft Corporation (later British Aerospace, now BAE Systems) and the French company Aérospatiale (later Aerospatiale-Matra, now Airbus). The project began in the late 1950s, with both countries signing a treaty to cooperate on the development of a supersonic aircraft
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1968 Trivia, Fun Facts, and Pop Culture HistoryIn 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on a motel balcony in Memphis on April 4. Robert Kennedy was shot in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen on June 5 and died the following day. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago descended into police violence against protesters. Apollo
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How a submarine sailor ended up on a patrol boat in Vietnam During my tour on the USS Piper, the war in Vietnam escalated and became evening news. My next duty station was the USS Croaker, another GUPPY conversion. GUPPY stands for Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program and was initiated by the United States Navy
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Who remembers putting color screens on their black-and-white TV sets?It was the dream for many middle class American families in the 1950s and 1960s: colored TV. Although the technology was available since 1953, the high prices of colored television sets meant most families couldn’t afford the exciting advancement.Back when color television sets were luxury items,
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Top 100 Oldies Songs from 1964 Through 1968: Motown, Soul, British Invasion, Garage Rock, and Classic AM Radio Hits The best oldies from 1964 through 1968 came from one of the most exciting stretches in pop music history. Motown was hitting hard, the British Invasion changed American radio, soul music was becoming bolder, garage rock
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1967 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1967, the Summer of Love drew somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 young people to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, the largest countercultural gathering the United States had seen. Aretha Franklin recorded Respect and defined what the word meant. Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant in Cape Town. Thurgood
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1966 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1966World Changing Event: Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China — a decade-long political campaign that resulted in the persecution of millions, the destruction of cultural artifacts, and an estimated death toll of up to 2 million people.Top Song: “I’m a Believer” by The MonkeesMust-See Movies: Alfie,
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1965 Trivia, Fun Facts, and Pop Culture HistoryQuick Facts from 1965World-Changing Event: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches in Alabama, a turning point in the American civil rights movement that led directly to the Voting Rights Act of 1965America-Changing Event: Race riots in the Watts neighborhood of Los
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Commercial Freelance Photography in the 1960sIt may be hard for anyone living in the rich commercialism of today to understand the climate of the late sixties and early seventies. You could make a good amount of cash in freelance photography. Poster art was big and companies were looking for new poster art material as well
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1964 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1964World-Changing Event: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin — the most sweeping civil rights legislation in American history since ReconstructionTop Song: I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles, which
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Pulling the race card (or How I got to meet Princess Grace) Princess Grace, Grace Patricia Kelly, was an American film actress who became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. While making a med cruise on board the USS Piper back in 1964, we received permission to pull into the
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Top 100 Doo-Wop Hits: The Best Doo-Wop Songs and Vocal Group OldiesDoo-wop songs are some of the most recognizable oldies ever recorded. Built around vocal harmony, street-corner singing, romantic lyrics, nonsense syllables, tight bass parts, and soaring lead vocals, doo-wop helped shape early rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop harmony, soul, and the sound
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1963 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1963World-Changing Event: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He was 46 years old. The country had four days of uninterrupted television coverage and has never quite stopped talking about it.Other World-Changing Event: Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique and Martin Luther
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Debut of TV Series “Doctor Who”“Doctor Who,” a British science fiction television series, first premiered on November 23, 1963, and has since become a significant part of popular culture, attracting millions of fans worldwide and inspiring numerous spin-offs, merchandise, and adaptations.Created by Sydney Newman, the show was initially produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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The Assassination of President John F. KennedyPresident John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, in a shocking event that stunned the United States and the world.Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was traveling in an open-top limousine as part of a motorcade through downtown Dallas, accompanied by his
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Lamborghini Founded: Italian Luxury Sports CarsLamborghini, an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer, was founded on October 30, 1963, by Ferruccio Lamborghini, a successful tractor manufacturer passionate about fast cars. The company was established in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, and was born out of Lamborghini’s desire to build a better, more sophisticated sports car than his rival,
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Opening of the Pro Football Hall of FameThe story of the opening of the Pro Football Hall of Fame begins with a simple sentence: The Pro Football Hall of Fame, established in 1963, is a museum dedicated to celebrating and honoring the history of professional American football, primarily the National Football League (NFL).The Pro Football
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Cassette Tape by PhilipsThe introduction of the cassette tape by Philips revolutionized the way people listened to and recorded audio, making it more portable and accessible than ever before. Philips released the invention to Europe at the Berlin Radio Show on August 30, 1963, and released it in the United States in November of 1964.1962
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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Civil Rights DemonstrationThe March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, held on August 28, 1963, was a seminal event in the American Civil Rights Movement, as thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand equal rights and economic opportunities for African Americans. The demonstration aimed to emphasize the
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” SpeechMartin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was a defining moment in the American civil rights movement, delivered on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.The March on Washington was a massive gathering of civil rights activists, labor union members,
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The UK’s The Great Train RobberyThe Great Train Robbery of 1963 was a notorious heist in which a gang of thieves stole £2.6 million (equivalent to over £50 million today) from a Royal Mail train in the United Kingdom.On the night of August 8, 1963, a 15-member gang led by Bruce Reynolds targeted a Royal
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1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban TreatyThe 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was an agreement signed by the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom, prohibiting nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater.The treaty, officially known as the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and
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