Good morning Phoenix family!
It’s Sure Happy It’s Thursday day, and that means a big dose of Thursday
trivia.
On this day in history:
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1864 - The first camel race in America was held
in Sacramento, California.
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1927 - The first long-distance TV transmission
was sent from Washington, DC, to New York City. The audience saw an image of
Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover.
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1933 - Prohibition ended in the United States.
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1953 - IBM unveiled the IBM 701 Electronic Data
Processing Machine. It was IBM's first commercially available scientific
computer.
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1970 - John Wayne won his first and only Oscar
for his role in "True Grit." He had been in over 200 films.
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1990 - At Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center
a display of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs went on display. On the same day
the center and its director were indicted on obscenity charges. The charges
resulted in acquittal.
Music History for this day:
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1949 - The musical "South Pacific" by
Rodgers and Hammerstein debuted on Broadway.
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1981 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
started their first European tour in Hamburg, Germany.
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1990 - At Farm Aid IV, Elton John performed
"Candle in the Wind" for Ryan White. White, a young boy with AIDS,
died later the same day.
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1995 - Airport police seized a loaded pistol
from Eddie Van Halen's carry-on luggage. No charges were filed.
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1998 - George Michael was arrested in a public
restroom in Beverly Hills for lewd conduct. He was sentenced to community
service for the incident.
Famous Birthdays today:
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Billie Holiday 1915 - Jazz singer
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James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner) 1928 -
Actor ("Rockford Files", "Maverick")
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Wayne Rogers 1933 - Actor ("M*A*S*H")
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Francis Ford Coppola 1939 – Director
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Jackie Chan 1954 - Actor ("Rush Hour",
"Rush Hour 2")
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Russell Crowe 1964 - Actor ("A Beautiful
Mind," "Gladiator")
Have a fangtastic Thursday!<3 Brock V"""V
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