On June 30, 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint,
Michigan, watched as the first completed Corvette, a
two-seater sports car that would become an American
icon, rolled off the assembly line.
It was one of just 300 Corvettes made that year.
The first iPhone was officially announced by Steve Jobs
(above) on January 9, 2007, during a keynote address at
the Macworld conference.
On this day in 2007, Apple released the first iPhone, revolutionizing
the mobile phone industry and transforming human communication
with its sleek design and pioneering touch interface that allowed
users to pinch, zoom and swipe.
Born in New York, Mel (Melvin James) Brooks is a actor,
filmmaker, comedian,songwriter, and playwright.
With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as
a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces
and parodies.
A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 22 entertainers
to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar,
and a Tony. He’s 99 years old today.
On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced that
he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid
the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist
North Korea.
The United States was undertaking the major military operation,
he explained, to enforce a United Nations resolution calling for
an end to hostilities, and to stem the spread of communism in
Asia.
In addition to ordering U.S. forces to Korea, Truman deployed
the U.S. 7th Fleet to Formosa (Taiwan) to guard against invasion
by communist China and ordered an acceleration of military aid
to French forces fighting communist guerrillas in Vietnam.
Truman’s decision was met with overwhelming approval from
Congress and the U.S. public.
He did not ask for a declaration of war, but Congress voted to
extend the draft and authorized Truman to call up reservists.
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