On April 29, 2004, the last Oldsmobile came off the assembly
line at the Lansing Car Assembly plant in Michigan, signaling
the end of the 106-year-old automotive brand, America’s oldest.

The last 500 Aleros ever manufactured featured “Final 500″
emblems and were painted dark metallic cherry red.

In 1897, Ransom E. Olds (1864-1950), an Ohio-born engine
maker, founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Lansing.

Along with Daimler and Peugeot, Oldsmobile was among the      
world’s oldest auto brands.

A dealer from Florida took home the last ever Oldsmobile 
built for $42,000, nearly double its original price.

Beverly Bolton looks for the signature of her son-in-law on
the hood of the last ever Oldsmobile.

The cereal, which contains neither grapes nor nuts, was
developed in 1897 by  C.W. Post, who was a patient
(and then a competitor), of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.  

It was one of the first commercial products marketed as
health food.

     
Charles William Post (1854 – 1914)      John Harvey Kellogg   
                                                                         (1852 – 1943)   
                   
                                                                          

NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe
Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper,
the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes
and grunge masters Soundgarden.

Nominees were voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians
and music industry professionals. The selection criteria include
"an artist’s impact on other musicians, the scope and longevity
of their career and body of work, as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique."

On April 28, 1988, a seemingly routine, 35-minute flight from
Hilo to Honolulu turned into terror when an 18-foot-long
section of the upper fuselage suddenly tears off Aloha
Airlines Flight 243.

The explosive decompression and roof loss sweep flight
attendant Clarabelle “C.B.” Lansing off the Boeing 737,
sending freezing winds of hurricane force through the
cabin, leaving passengers in the first five rows of the
plane completely exposed to the sky.

Miraculously, Captain Robert Schornstheimer landed the
plane in Maui with no further deaths.

The bizarre incident happened about 20 minutes into the
flight from Hilo International Airport to Honolulu, at 24,000
feet with 95 passengers and crew members on board.

Captain Robert Schornstheimer       
      
      
         
       

The comedian and car collector who replaced Johnny Carson as
host of "The Tonight Show" is celebrating his 75th birthday.