Sylvan Nathan Goldman (11-15-1898 – 11-25-1984)

The first shopping cart was introduced on June 4, 1937, the
invention of Sylvan Goldman, (above) owner of the Humpty
Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma.

Anyone who needs stamps might want to head out and grab
them before the United States Postal Service’s latest price
hikes go into effect this weekend. (FOX NEWS)

The cost of a "forever" stamp for first-class mail is rising from
63 to 66 cents Sunday as part of increased mailing prices
approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission earlier this
year at the request of the USPS. The USPS said it needed more
money in part due to high inflation.

The transistor radio was a technological marvel that put music
literally into consumers’ hands in the mid-1950s. It was cheap,
it was reliable and it was portable, but it could never even
approximate the sound quality of a record being played on
a home stereo. It was, however, the only technology available
to on-the-go music lovers until the Sony Corporation sparked
a revolution in personal electronics with the introduction of
the first personal stereo cassette player. A device as astonishing
on first encounter as the cellular phone or digital camera would
later be, the Sony Walkman went on sale for the very first time
on July 1, 1979.

The New York Times has reported, Hollywood star Ryan
Seacrest will replace Pat Sajak as the new host of the
iconic game show, “Wheel of Fortune.”
 

Seacrest’s new role was announced just two weeks after
Sajak (below) announced his retirement from the game
show after hosting the program for over 40 years.

Armed forces from communist North Korea smash into South
Korea, setting off the Korean War. The United States, acting
under the auspices of the United Nations, quickly sprang to
the defense of South Korea and fought a bloody and frustrating
war for the next three years.