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FIRST ATM MACHINE INSTALLED IN 1969

The evolution of the ATM | American Banker

The first automatic teller machine (ATM) in the U.S. was
installed at a
Chemical Bank branch in Rockville Centre,
New York
, on September 2, 1969, a date that revolutionized
the banking industry by allowing customers to withdraw cash
outside of traditional banking hours.

Developed by Don Wetzel and his company Docutel, this
machine was initially a cash dispenser, with more complex
features like deposits and account balance information added
to later models in 1971.

U.S. ATM inventor celebrates its 50th anniversary | PaymentsSource |  American Banker

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MOVIE CO-STAR HAS DIED AT AGE 73

Dances With Wolves: What happened to Kicking Bird star Graham Greene? |  Films | Entertainment | Express.co.uk
Dances With Wolves Kevin Costner and Graham Green.
(1990)

Graham Greene - Actor

Beloved actor Graham Greene, known for his roles in major
films
such as The Green Mile and Dances with Wolves, has
died after leaving his mark in Hollywood.

Michael Greene, who’s Graham’s agent and unrelated to the
silver screen star, informed TMZ that the
Academy Awards
nominee died at a hospital in Toronto,
Canada, on Sunday
afternoon with his wife, Hilary Blackmore, next to him.

The Green Mile - Movie - Where To Watch

Graham Greene characters - FamousFix.com
1999

Man with grey hair and glasses has a medal placed around his neck by a woman wearing a blue dress
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon presents actor Graham Greene
with the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award during the
Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards ceremony
at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, June 13, 2025.

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

4,330 Vintage Labor Day Stock Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock Photos  from Dreamstime

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set
aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the
Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized
the first parade in
New York City.

By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty
states in the U.S. officially celebrated Labor Day.

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P. J. McGuire
, Vice President of the American
Federation of Labor
, is frequently credited as
the father of Labor Day in the U.S.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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Illustration of the first American Labor parade held in New
York City on September 5, 1882 as it appeared in the
September 16, 1882 issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper.

Labor Day 2025: Facts, Meaning & Founding | HISTORY

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PAST EVENTS THAT MADE NEWS HISTORY

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Van Morrison – Music Biography - Guitar ...

Van Morrison announces new album, Keep Me Singing


Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison is a Northern Irish
singer-songwriter and musician whose recording
career started in the 1960s. He is 80 today.

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl | Deezer

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FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN IN SPACE

NASA | Guy Bluford Reflects on the 35th Anniversary of His First Space  Flight

Former Astronaut Guion Bluford - NASA

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford became
the first African American to
travel into space
when the space
shuttle Challenger lifted off on its third mission.

It was the first night launch of a space shuttle, and many people
stayed up late to watch the spacecraft roar up from Cape
Canaveral, Florida, at 2:32 a.m.

The Challenger spent six days in space, during which time
Bluford and his crew members launched a communications
satellite for the government of India, made contact with an
errant communications satellite, conducted various scientific experiments, and tested the shuttle’s robotic arm.

Just before dawn on September 5, the shuttle landed at Edwards
Air Force Base in California, bringing an end to the most flawless
shuttle mission to that date.

The First Black Astronaut in Space, Guy Bluford, Shares His Wisdom

This Day in History:Guion Stewart Bluford, Jr. The first African-American  in space - CNW Network

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Amazon.com: Guion Bluford - NEW African American NASA Astronaut Space  Poster : Home & Kitchen

ENSCO Member of Board of Directors Guion Bluford Selected for Induction  into the National Aviation Hall of Fame | ENSCO
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (82)

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