1945

Bonnie Guitar (born Bonnie Buckingham in Seattle, Washington) is one 
of the first female Country Music artists to have songs crossover from 
country charts to the pop charts. Bonnie co-founded Dolton Records 
in the late 50s. The label launched the careers of The Fleetwoods 
and The Ventures. She left Dolton in 1960 and became part owner 
of Jerden Records.

Bonnie Guitar is best remembered for her 1957 hit “Dark Moon”.  

Singer/songwriter Aretha Louise Franklin has been ranked by
Rolling Stone magazine at the top of it’s “100 Greatest Singers
of All Time” list, as well as the ninth greatest artist of all time. She
has won 18 competitive Grammys and two honorary Grammys. She
has 20 number-one records on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart
and two number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (with George Michael) (1988)

The route is memorialized as the Selma To Montgomery Voting Rights Trail

The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series three marches that marked the  
peak of the American civil rights movement. They grew out of the voting rights
movement in Selma, Alabama. The third march of 25,000 people concluded at
the steps of the State Capitol Building where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered
his “How Long, Not Long” speech (below).   

The sitcom The Monkees, which first aired on NBC in September of 1966, won two 
Emmy Awards in 1967: Outstanding comedy Series and Outstanding Directorial 
Achievement in Comedy (James Frawley).

Most of the episodes from the second season of the show didn’t use a laugh track,
which was the common practice at the time. The non-use of canned laughter was
used by NBC as one of several reasons for cancelling the series.
 

Scene from the final episode (#58)