Archive for August, 2015

THE POST ON THIS DAY IN 1917

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"The Saturday Evening Post" was published for the first time as a weekly
in 1821.

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NEWS HEADLINES FROM THE PAST

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Camille Bohannon

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Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971)

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WATCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1957 ~

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The Everly Brothers made their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan
Show and introduced their upcoming single, "Wake Up Little Susie."

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REVIEWING PAST NEWS HEADLINES

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Tony Bennett
(Anthony Dominick "Tony" Benedetto) is 89 today.

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COMPANY FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1900

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The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Samuel
Firestone
to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms
of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge
potential for marketing tires for automobiles.

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Harvey Samuel Firestone (December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938)

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