Admiral George Dewey

The rank of Admiral of the U.S. Navy was granted only once in American history
to George Dewey by an act of Congress. President William McKinley signed the 
the measure on March 2, 1899.

William McKinley

John Lennon was suffering from a cold at the time “Twist and
Shout” was recorded and was drinking milk and sucking on 
cough drops to soothe his throat. Producer George Martin,
feeling John’s voice would suffer from the performance,
had the band record the song last, with only 15 minutes
of scheduled recording time left.

The plane landed at Carswell Air Force Base at 10:31 AM, two minutes before the estimated time of arrival calculated at take-off.
at take-off.

The fuselage of Lucky Lady ll is currently on display at the Planes of Fame
Museum in Chino, California.

Bo Diddley

The song "Bo Diddley" was recorded by Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates)
during his first recording session at Universal Recording Studio in
Chicago. It went on to become number-one on the R&B chart the
following June,

            Bo Diddley (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008)

Joan Davis originally appeared on the Rudy Vallee Show in 1941, and quickly
became a regular. When Vallee left his show in 1943 to join the Coast Guard,
Davis took over with great success until 1945 when she left to do Joanie’s
Tea Room on CBS radio (1945 – 1947).

 
Show announcer Harry von Zell and Joan Davis