Archive for May 24th, 2012

A LOOK AT PORTLAND PAST AND PRESENT

 
                                                                                                            (Darren Sethe)
SW Broadway & Columbia in 1950 (top) and 2010 (bottom)

posted by Bob Karm in HISTORY,Photography,PORTLAND'S PAST,THEN AND NOW and have Comments (2)

THE COMEDY OF CONWAY AND KORMAN

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Tim Conway will be 79 in December

posted by Bob Karm in Comedy,HISTORY,THEN AND NOW,TV and have Comment (1)

POPULAR MUSIC FIGURE IS 71 TODAY

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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman) is a singer-songwriter, and 
musician who has been an influential figure in the music world for five
decades. A number of Dylan’s early songs, such as "Blowin’ in the
Wind
" and "The Times They Are a-Changin’", became anthems for
various civil rights and anti-war movements.

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,CURRENT EVENTS,HISTORY,MUSIC,THEN AND NOW and have No Comments

THE HOLLYWOOD DISTRICT IN 1939

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NE Sandy Blvd at 39th

posted by Bob Karm in HISTORY,PORTLAND'S PAST and have Comment (1)

TELEGRAPH SERVICE BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1844

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Samuel Morse transmitted the first message via telegraph in the United States sent 
from Washington to Baltimore, "What hath God Wrought!”, a Bible verse found in 
Numbers 23:23. According to the Library of Congress, the message was suggested 
by Annie Ellsworth, the daughter of one of Morse’s friends. By 1846, telegraph lines  
were erected, connecting major eastern and northern cities. 

 

1844-telegraph

 

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posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Communications,DEBUT,HISTORY,INVENTION,Religion and have No Comments