Chevrolet El Camino is a coupé utility vehicle that was produced by Chevrolet between 1959–60 and 1964–1987,Introduced in the 1959
model year on this day in response to the success of the Ford
Ranchero coupé utility, its first run lasted only two years.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
President George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas, (above)
a federal Circuit Judge in 1991, to succeed retiring Supreme Court
Justice Thurgood Marshall. Senate confirmation hearings on Thomas
were initially completed until a report of a private interview of Anita
Hill by the FBI was leaked to the press. The hearings were then
reopened, and Hill was called to publicly testify. She said in the
televised hearings on this day in 1991, Thomas had sexually
harassed her while he was her supervisor at the Department of
Education and the EEOC.
Anita Faye Hill
Anita Hill turned 62 in July.
Clarence Thomas became 70 years old in June.
On this day in 1975, "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin (below) was the guest host.
Cheesebuga! Cheesebuga! Cheesebuga!
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in an attempt to
win back territory that had been lost in the third Arab-Israel war. The
Support for Israel led to a devastating oil embargo against many
nations including the U.S. and Great Britain on October 17, 1973. It
lasted 2 weeks.
On this day in 1927, "The Jazz Singer" opened in New York starring
Al Jolson. The film was based on the short story "The Day of
Atonement" by Sampson Raphaelson. As the first feature-length
motion picture with not only a synchronized recorded music score,
but also lip-synchronous singing and speech in several isolated sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of
sound films and ended the silent film era.
MIKE GRACIA
In a debate between candidates for vice president of the United States,
Democratic Lloyd Bentsen (left) told Republican Dan Quayle (right),
"You’re no Jack Kennedy."
The Los Angeles Dodgers were winning 2-1 and Barry Bonds had
four-hundred ninety-nine career home runs. Then in the bottom of
the eighth inning, Bonds (above) hit a 2-0 fastball from reliever
Terry Adams into McCovey Cove giving the Giants a 3-2 lead, an
eventual victory, and a spectacular five-hundredth career home
run.
Barry Lamar Bonds turned 54 July 24.
CAMILLE BOHANNON
It was on this day in 1995.
Prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden seek life without parole for O.J.
After careful selection, a Jury of eight women and four men was
selected and included eight blacks, one white, one Hispanic and
two people of mixed race.
In baseball, the "Shot Heard ‘Round the World" was a game-winning home run by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National
League (NL) pennant.
Thomson hits the ‘Shot Heard ‘Round the World’ at The Polo Grounds
in New York City .
Robert (Bobby) Brown Thomson
(October 25, 1923 – August 16, 2010)
The children’s television series “Captain Kangaroo” aired weekday mornings on the CBS network from October 3, 1955, until December
8, 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children’s television program of its day.
Robert James Keeshan
(June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004)
On this day in 1955, "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on
ABC-TV and ran until 1959.
Walt Disney (center) is surrounded by members of "The Mickey
Mouse Club" cast.
Head Mouseketeer Jimmie Dodd with his Mouse Guitar.
