Charles Curtis of Kansas became the first Native American to
be elected to the United States Senate on January 23, 1907.
His tenure later as Herbert Hoover’s vice president (below)
made him the highest-ranking Native American ever to serve
in the federal government.
1948 EVERSHARP PEN AD.
Eversharp is an American brand of writing implements founded
by Charles Rood Keeran (below) in 1913 and marketed by Keeran
& Co., based in Chicago.
The company continued until 1957 when it was acquired by
Parker Pen, which continued to use the Eversharp brand for
a time.
Charles Rood Keeran (1883 – 1948)
The 1948 film with Humphrey Bogart shown in the above ad.
On January 14, 1973, the Miami Dolphins achieve something
no NFL team has repeated: a perfect season. Despite a gaffe
by kicker Garo Yepremian that has earned its own place in
history, the Dolphins held on to beat Washington, 14-7,
in Super Bowl VII, capping a 17-0 season.
Head Coach Don Shula being interviewed after the game.
All in the Family is an sitcom television series that aired
on CBS for nine seasons from January 12, 1971, to April
8, 1979, with a total of 205 episodes.
All in the Family has been ranked as one of the best TV
series. The show became the most watched show in the
U.S.during the summer reruns of the first season, and
topped the yearly Nielsen ratings from 1971 to 1976, the
first television series to have held the position for five
consecutive years.
1971
Sally Anne Struthers (77) was born in Portland, Oregon.
