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ARTIST’S FIRST COVER ON THIS DAY IN 1916

ROCKWELL'S FIRST COVER

At  the age of twenty-two, artist Norman Rockwell’s first cover painting appeared on
”The Saturday Evening Post”. His last painting for the Post was published in 1963, marking the end of a publishing relationship that had included 321 cover paintings.

 

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Norman Perceval Rockwell


(February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978)

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FIRST JUMPING JUBILEE ON THIS DAY IN 1928

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The Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee is one of the longest running
events in the State of California. Professional Frog Teams travel from all over the
state to compete.

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      FROG JUMP RECORDS

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IT WAS 75 YEARS AGO!

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Batman
made his debut in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). He
was created by artist
Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. Originally
referred to as "the Bat-Man."

Batman became a popular character soon after his introduction
and gained his own comic book title, Batman, in 1940.

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THE FIRST FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ~

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Ellen Church
(September 22, 1904 – August 22, 1965)

The first female flight attendant was a 25-year-old registered nurse from Iowa 
Cresco, the manager of the San Francisco  office Boing Air Transport, would
not hire her as a pilot, but did pass along her suggestion to put nurses on
board airplanes to help calm those with the fear of flying. Church was hired
in 1930 as head stewardess, and recruited seven others for a three-month
trial period.The job was one of only a few in the 1930s to permit women,

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TODAY IN HISTORY ~

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Sandy Kozel

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George Walton Lucas, Jr. is 70 today

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