"In God We Trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States On
July 11, 1954, just one month after the phrase "under God" was incorporated
into the Pledge of Allegiance. The U.S. Congress enacted Public Law 84-140,
which required the motto on all coins and currency. The law was approved by
President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, and the motto was progressively added
to paper money over a period from 1957 to 1966.   

Paul Albert Anka was a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hits like
“Diana”(1957), “Lonely Boy”(1959) and “Put Your Head on My Shoulder”
(1959). He wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
and one of singer Tom Jones’ biggest hits, “She’s a lady”(1971) and the
English lyrics for Frank Sinatra’s signature song, “My Way”(1969).

Inspired by a high school friend, Diana reached number one
on the Billboard "Best Sellers In Stores" chart in 1957 and has
reportedly sold over 9 million copies.

Flowers and Trees is a 1932 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney. It
was released to theaters by United Artists on July 30, 1932. The short was the first commercially released film to be produced in the full Technicolor process. Flowers
and Trees was a commercial and critical success, winning the first Academy Award
for Animated Short Subjects.

Actor Edd Byrnes is best known for his starring role in the ABC television
detective series 77 Sunset Strip (1958 to 1964). He was also in the 1978
film Grease. Edd Byrnes ranked #5 in TV Guide’s list of “TV’s 25 Greatest
Teen Idols” (January 23, 2005). Byrnes wrote an autobiography in 1996
entitled “Kookie No More”.

 
Edd Byrnes as Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III

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“Light My Fire” spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart, and one week on the Cash Box Top 100, nearly a year
after its recording. The song is #35 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500
Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also included in the Songs of the
Century list and was ranked number 7 in VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs
of All Time list.