From London’s Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris,
the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously
take flight on January 21, 1976. The London flight was headed to
Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, and the Paris to Rio de Janeiro via
Senegal in West Africa. At their cruising speeds, the innovative Concordes flew well over the sound barrier at 1,350 miles an
hour, cutting air travel time by more than half.
Red behind the mic at CKWX, 1961.
Robert "Red" Robinson (March 20, 1937 – April 1, 2023)
Bob (Red) was the first disc jockey to play rock and roll music
in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Red Robinson with Buddy Holly.
Red taking a guitar lesson from Eddie
Cochran.
TIM MAGUIRE
Sanford Koufax, Nicknamed “the left Arm of God” and
“Dandy Sandy," is 88.
On January 19, 1972, 36-year-old Sandy Koufax, the former
Los Angeles Dodgers star, became the youngest player
elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. "This is the only thing
that’s made having to retire early a little easier," says Koufax,
who retired at age 30. "This is the biggest honor I’ve ever been
given, not just in baseball, but in my life."
World War II restrictions cut deep into every American pantry
as federal officials announced that sliced bread would be
rationed on this day in history, Jan. 18, 1943.
"I should like to let you know how important sliced bread is to
the morale and saneness of a household," distraught mother
Sue Forrester of Fairfield, Connecticut, claiming to speak on
behalf of America’s housewives, lamented in a New York Times
letter to the editor.
Wartime rationing had already caused severe restrictions on
the nation’s household food supply.
Basic resources were devoted in ever-growing volume to the
war effort in 1943, as the tide of battle turned and the U.S. and
its Allies went on the offensive across the vast expanse of two
oceans.
Bread rationing marked the depths of sacrifices on the home
front.
Young boy with a war ration book at a supermarket, as
children were taught the facts of point rationing during
the war.
