The 8-track tape technology was popular from the mid-1960s to
the early 1980s.
Inventor George Eash invented a design in 1953, called the
Fidelipac cartridge, also called the NAB cartridge.
The Lear Jet Stereo 8 cartridge was designed by Richard Kraus
while working for the Lear Jet Corporation.
George Eash (1927 – 2006)
On June 1, 1942, a Warsaw underground newspaper, the Liberty
Brigade, made public the news of the gassing of tens of
thousands of Jews at Chelmno, a Nazi-operated death camp
in Poland—almost seven months after extermination of
prisoners began.
Investigation of Chelmno Death Camp being conducted.
Chelmno extermination camp burial pits.
Chelmno extermination camp memorial.
On this day in history, June 1, 1967, the Beatles released "Sgt.
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band," their 8th album — which
became the soundtrack to the "Summer of Love," according
to the official website of the Beatles.
With its 13 songs, the album was recorded in over 400 hours
during a 129-day period.
On a return airplane flight to London in November 1966, Paul
McCartney thought of the idea for this album.
Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962)
Norma Jeane Mortenson—who would later become better
known around the world as the glamorous actress and sex
symbol Marilyn Monroe—was born on June 1, 1926, in Los
Angeles, California. She was later given her mother’s name,
and baptized Norma Jeane Baker.
After a tumultuous childhood—both maternal grandparents
and her mother were committed to mental institutions, and
she lived with a string of foster families. Norma Jeane married
one of her neighbors, James Dougherty, when she was 16. He
later joined the Merchant Marines and was sent to the South
Pacific during World War II. A photographer “discovered” the
naturally photogenic Norma Jeane while she was working in
a California munitions factory, and she was soon launched
into a successful modeling career. She divorced Dougherty
in June 1946 and soon after signed a film contract with 20th
Century Fox.
1961
The Seven Year Itch, a 1955 romantic comedy film
directed by Billy Wilder.
