The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of
the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February
14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted
to the Union as the State of Oregon.

The capital of the territory was first Oregon City, then Salem, followed
briefly by Corvallis, then back to Salem, which became the state capital
upon Oregon’s admission to the Union in 1859.

The animated film “Bambi” was produced by Walt Disney, the fifth in the
Disney Animated Classics series. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures
and opened initially at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY.  

The comic strip Li’l Abner featured a fictional clan of hillbillies in the mountain
village of Dogpatch,Kentucky. Written and drawn by Al Capp (1909–1979), the
strip ran for 43 years, from August 13, 1934 through November 13, 1977. It was distributed by United Feature Syndicate.

Al Capp

NASA’S Echo 1, nicknamed a “Satelloon”, is seen here inflated in a Navy
hanger

The balloon satellite Echo One was launched by NASA from Cape Canaveral, FL.
on August 12, 1960. The project was the first passive communications satellite experiment. It functioned as a reflector, not a transceiver, so that after it was
placed in a low Earth orbit, a signal would be sent to it, reflected or bounced
off its surface, and then returned to Earth.

The IBM Personal Computer, model number 5150, was created by a
team of engineers and designers under the direction of Don Estridge
of the IBM Entry Systems Division in Boca Raton, Florida. The initial
price of the first PC was $1,565, about the cost of a decent used car
in those days.

Because the IBM PC was meant to be sold to the general public but
IBM didn’t have any retail stores, they were sold through catalogue
retailer Sears & Roebuck.    

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