In 1933, salesperson Maxwell Gaines and sales manager Harry 
I. Wildenberg of Eastern Color Printing collaborated with Dell
to publish the 36-page one-shot Famous Funnies: A Carnival of
Comics, considered by historians to be the first true American 
comic book. It was a reprinting of earlier newspaper comic strips,  
thus came the term comic book. These publications established  
the story telling and format that is still used today.

Maxwell Gaines

          Jean Harlow (Harlean Harlow Carpenter)  

                   (March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937)

1931

Jean Harlow was taken to a Los Angeles in 1937, where she slipped
into a coma and died at the early age of 26. The press release listed 
the cause of death as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney
failure.
 

 
Admiral George Dewey

The rank of Admiral of the U.S. Navy was granted only once in American history
to George Dewey by an act of Congress. President William McKinley signed the 
the measure on March 2, 1899.

William McKinley

John Lennon was suffering from a cold at the time “Twist and
Shout” was recorded and was drinking milk and sucking on 
cough drops to soothe his throat. Producer George Martin,
feeling John’s voice would suffer from the performance,
had the band record the song last, with only 15 minutes
of scheduled recording time left.