On a Saturday morning, July 28, 1945 a U.S. Army Air Corps B-25 bomber was
being flown by Lt. Colonel William Smith through a steadily increasing fog. The  
plane was on its way to Newark airport at the time when it crashed in the 79th  
floor of New York City’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people (three crewmen
and eleven in the building) and injuring 26 others. The resulting fire was put out
in 40 minutes. The crash caused one million dollar’s in damage. The structural
integrity of the building was not compromised and was opened for business on
many floors the following Monday. In the aftermath of the crash, flight rules
over New York City were strengthened.    

B-25 Mitchell bomber, similar to one that hit the Empire State Building 

Sally Ann Struthers was born in Portland, Oregon where she attended Grant
High School. Sally is best-known for her role as Gloria Stivic on All in the
Family. The sitcom was originally broadcast on the CBS television network
from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, a new show,
Archie Bunker’s Place, picked up where All in the Family had ended. This
sitcom lasted another four years, ending its run in 1983. Struthers won
two Emmy awards for her character. She also played Babette on the sitcom
Gilmore Girls which debuted in 2000 on the WB TV network and was  later
cancelled in its seventh season in 2007 on the CW television network.

"All In The Family" cast: (L-R) Sally Struthers, Carroll O’Connor,
Jean Stapleton and Rob Reiner.

”Maybellene” was Chuck Berry’s first single release and his first hit. It is
considered one of the pioneering rock and roll singles. Rolling Stone
magazine wrote, “Rock & roll guitar starts here”.