Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)

The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote,was
formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution by proclamation of
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.

Despite the passage of the amendment, poll taxes, local laws
and other restrictions continued to block women of color from
voting for several more decades.

On August 26, 1939, the first televised Major League baseball game
was broadcast on station W2XBS, the station that was to become
WNBC-TV. Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in
Brooklyn, New York.

At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming
did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets—there
were only about 400 in the New York area.

Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the
United States, and only in the mid-1950s did television sets
become more common in the American household.

In 1939, the World’s Fair—which was being held in New York—
became the catalyst for the historic broadcast.

Restored 1939 GE HM-171 TV.

    
 In 1992, Billy Graham held a crusade in Portland, Oregon, at
Civic Stadium (now Providence Park) which drew a large
crowd.

The event, which included special guests like Johnny Cash
and June Carter Cash, was well-attended, with the main
stadium event drawing 39,500 people and an additional
12,500 watching on a large screen at a local high school.

The crusade also generated significant media attention and
raised millions of dollars in donations for the spread of the
gospel.   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
   

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was diagnosed with polio at age
39 in 1921 after falling ill while vacationing at Campobello Island,
Canada.

The illness resulted in permanent paralysis from the waist down,
though some medical experts now suggest his symptoms were
more consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Despite the crippling effects of the disease, Roosevelt used his
experience to create the Warm Springs Foundation to help 
others with polio.      

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wheelchair on display at the New
York State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (2016). Roosevelt used
this wheelchair at the Executive Mansion during his term
as governor from 1928 to 1932.