Archive for September 2nd, 2024

ACTOR JAMES DARREN HAS DIED

James Darren Photograph by Silver Screen - Pixels

JAMES DARREN PHOTO GALLERY #07

James William Ercolani (June 8, 1936 – September 2, 2024),
known by his stage name James Darren. He died in his sleep
at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 88.

Gidget Goes Hawaiian - Starring Deborah Walley James Darren - Vintage Film Movie Poster c.1961 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 18 x 24 in
1961

James Darren :: maniadb.com

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FIRST U.S. ATM OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1969

On September 2, 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine
(ATM) made its
public debut, dispensing cash to customers at
Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre,
New York. ATMs went on
to revolutionize the banking industry, eliminating the need to
visit a bank to conduct basic financial transactions.

By the 1980s, these money machines had become widely
popular and handled many of the functions previously
performed by human tellers, such as check deposits and
money transfers between accounts. Today, ATMs are as
indispensable to most
people as cell phones and e-mail.

        

World's First ATM Machine

Sir Thomas Bland (center) unveiled the first ATM by
drawing back a curtain, and actor Reg Varney (center) 
made the first cash withdrawal.

       
        
        
        
       

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WAR CAME TO AN END ON THIS DAY IN 1945

Today in military history: Japan surrenders in WW2 - We Are The Mighty

Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally
surrendered
to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.

By the summer of 1945, the defeat of Japan was a foregone
conclusion. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed.

The Allied naval blockade of Japan and intensive bombing of
Japanese cities had left the country and its economy devastated.

At the end of June, the Americans captured Okinawa, a Japanese
island from which the Allies could launch an invasion of the main Japanese home islands. U.S. General
Douglas MacArthur was
put in charge of the invasion, which was code-named “Operation Olympic” and set for November 1945.


General Douglas MacArthur speaks to open the surrender ceremonies on the USS Missouri.


General Douglas MacArthur signs the surrender documents. Behind him stand General Jonathan M. Wainwright and
General Arthur E. Percival.

World War II paper shortages prompted change in York, Pa., newspaper size and format - York Town ...

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Have A Safe And Happy Labor Day Pictures, Photos, and Images for Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest ...

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated
on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the
American labor movement and the works and contributions of
laborers to the development and achievements in the United
States
.

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set
aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the
Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized
the first parade in
New York City. In 1887, Oregon was the first
state of the United States to make it an official
public holiday.

By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty
states in the U.S. officially celebrated Labor Day.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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P. J. McGuire (1852-1906) Vice
President of the American
Federation of Labor, is
frequently credited as
the father of Labor Day
in the United State.

LABOR DAY

Workers fight to end exploitation. 1 st were called trade unions Began as a way to provide help ...

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