Singer Helen Reddy placed fifteen records in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot
100. Six of those singles made the Top 10 and three reached #1, including her
signature song “I Am Woman”.

Bulova’s  Accutron, the first electronic watch was introduced on
October 25, 1960. More than 4 million were sold until production
ended in 1977.

Max Hetzel, inventor of the Bulova Accutron watch

Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr. [October 25, 1888-March 11, 1957]

Richard Byrd was a naval officer and a pioneering American aviator,
polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. In 1926, he flew a triple
prop plane over the north pole, made an early transatlantic flight in 1927,
and mounted the first of five expeditions to Antarctica in 1928. Byrd had
claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach both the North
and South Poles by air. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the
highest honor for heroism given in the United States.

Admiral Byrd

The Ford Tri-Motor used by Richard Byrd on his flight over the South
Pole. It is now on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn,
Michigan.

Niagara Falls

A 63 year old Daredevil named Anna Edson Taylor (above) became the first
person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a airtight wooden barrel. She
dropped 175 feet while wearing a leather harness. Soft cushions were placed
inside the barrel to help protect her during the stunt. Taylor was shaken up
but not badly hurt, just one small cut on her forehead. She was desperate for
money to help pay off her debts. The widowed unemployed schoolteacher
died a pauper in 1921. 

Anna being helped to dry ground after her ride down the falls