On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opened in New
York City. The opening ceremony, which featured speeches
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (below) and New York
Governor Herbert Lehman, ushered in the first day of
television broadcasting by RCA in New York.
A TV camera (right) at the New York World’s Fair.
The Ohio-based fast-food company Wendy’s is partnering with
Conagra Brands, a Chicago-based consumer packaged goods
company, to sell its branded chili at grocery retailers and select
online retailers beginning this spring.
Wendy’s is a international fast food restaurant chain founded
by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. Its headquarters moved to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. As
of December 31, 2018, Wendy’s was the world’s third-largest
hamburger fast-food chain with 6,711 locations, following
Burger King and McDonald’s.
(From Wikipedia)
Rex David "Dave" Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002)
Thomas named the restaurant after his eight-year-old
daughter Melinda Lou, whose nickname was "Wendy".
Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas-Morse.
On April 22, 1876, the Boston Red Caps beat the Philadelphia
Athletics, 6-5, in the first official National League baseball game.
The game, which lasted a little more than two hours, was played
in "favorable" weather before 3,000 fans. "Great interest was
manifested in the result," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported,
"as it really was the first game of importance played this season."
"The Athletics should have won the game," the newspaper added,
"but their fielding was poor." Betting on the game was "about
even.”
The Ford Mustang is officially unveiled by Henry Ford II at the
World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York, on April 17, 1964.
That same day, the new car also debuted in Ford showrooms
across America and almost 22,000 Mustangs were immediately
snapped up by buyers. Named for a World War II fighter plane,
the Mustang was one of the first vehicles that came to be known
as a “pony car.” Ford sold more than 400,000 Mustangs within
its first year of production, far exceeding sales expectations.
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang.
