On September 2, 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine
(ATM) made its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at
Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre, New York. ATMs went on
to revolutionize the banking industry, eliminating the need to
visit a bank to conduct basic financial transactions.

By the 1980s, these money machines had become widely
popular and handled many of the functions previously
performed by human tellers, such as check deposits and
money transfers between accounts. Today, ATMs are as
indispensable to most people as cell phones and e-mail.

Sir Thomas Bland (center) unveiled the first ATM by
drawing back a curtain, and actor Reg Varney (center) 
made the first cash withdrawal.

The U.S. Congress passed legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a civilian
agency responsible for coordinating America’s activities in
space, on July 29, 1958.

NASA has since sponsored space expeditions, both human
and mechanical, that have yielded vital information about the
solar system and universe.        
         

It has also launched numerous earth-orbiting satellites that have
been instrumental in everything from weather forecasting to
navigation to global communications.

NASA was created in response to the Soviet Union’s October 4,
1957 launch of its first satellite, Sputnik I.

President Eisenhower with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith
Glennan, August 19, 1958. Eisenhower (center) swears
in Dr. T. Keith Glennan (right) as the first administrator
of NASA, and Dr. Hugh Dryden (left) as deputy
administrator.

On July 11, 1914, in his major league debut, George Herman
“Babe” Ruth pitched seven strong innings to lead the Boston
Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (now known as the
Cleveland Guardians), 4-3.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Your Portland bus rides are getting much
more colorful this June: TriMet is rolling out a bus decorated
with an artistic rendition of the LGBTQ+ flag!

To recognize Pride Month, TriMet is debuting a bus featuring
art by Portland artist Daniel Quasar, entitled “From Progress
To Beyond.”
KATU

Rose Festival Parade, NW corner of 10th & Madison.  

The first parade, in 1907, was called the Rose Carnival, but
eventually came to be known as the Rose Festival Parade
and later still the Grand Floral Parade. The 1907 festival
also included an "electric parade" with illuminated floats. 

Portland Rose Festival  (1912-1914).

Grand Floral Parade in 1954.