SANDY KOZEL
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
John F. Kennedy,known as JFK, was the 35th president of the
United States, serving from 1961 until he was assassinated in
1963.
He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected
president at 43 years.
On May 28, 1937, the government of Germany—then under
the control of Adolf Hitler of the National Socialist (Nazi)
Party—forms a new state-owned automobile company.
Later that year, it was named simply Volkswagenwerk,
or “The People’s Car Company.”
After nearly 70 years and more than 21 million units
produced, the last original Beetle rolled off the line
in Puebla, Mexico, on July 30, 2003.
In 2003 the last production Type 1 VW Beetle rolled off the assembly line.
The Golden Gate Bridge officially opened with an unusual variation on the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony by
San Francisco mayor Angelo Rossi. A silver chain was
cut with a torch.
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a stunning technological
and artistic achievement, opened to the public after five years
of construction.
On opening day—“Pedestrian Day”,some 200,000 bridge
walkers marveled at the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge,
which spans the Golden Gate Strait at the entrance to San
Francisco Bay and connects San Francisco and Marin County.
The next day, on May 28, the Golden Gate Bridge opened to
vehicular traffic.
Lonnie George Johnson (75)
On May 27, 1986, the U.S. Patent Office granted a patent
to African American inventor Lonnie Johnson for his toy
design simply titled ”Squirt Gun.”
After a few name changes and additional patents,
Johnson’s invention—ultimately re-named the
“Super Soaker®”—would become the best-selling
water toy of all time, eventually earning its rightful
place in the American National Toy Hall of Fame.
Johnson was formerly employed at the U.S. Air
Force/ NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The National Toy Hall of Fame located in the outdoor Hasbro Game Park at The Strong National Museum of Play in
Rochester, New York.
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On May 25, 1977, Memorial Day weekend opened with an
intergalactic bang as the first of George Lucas’ blockbuster
Star Wars movies hit American theaters.
The incredible success of Star Wars–it received seven Oscars,
and earned $461 million in U.S. ticket sales and a gross of close
to $800 million worldwide–began with an extensive, coordinated marketing push by Lucas and his studio, 20th Century Fox,
months before the movie’s release date.
