(History) – The last Packard–the classic American luxury car with the famously enigmatic slogan “Ask the Man Who Owns One”–rolls off the production line at Packard’s plant in Detroit, Michigan on this day in 1956.
Mechanical engineer James Ward Packard and his brother, William Dowd Packard, built their first automobile, a buggy-type vehicle with a single cylinder engine, in Warren, Ohio in 1899 (below).
The first Boeing 737 (100 series) makes its maiden flight.
The first Boeing 737 under construction at Boeing Field in 1966.
The original Boeing 737 prototype is given a champagne christening during the January 17, 1967 roll out event by flight attendants representing the aircraft’s customers.
On this day in 1994, Civil war erupted in Rwanda between the Patriotic Front rebel group and government soldiers. Hundreds of thousands were slaughtered in the months that followed.
Aftermath of the Genocide.
Henry Ford(July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947)
The first long-distance TV transmission was sent from Washington, DC, to New York City on this day in 1927. The audience saw an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover (below).
On this day in 1949, the musical "South Pacific" by Rodgers and Hammerstein debuted on Broadway.
Holiday, was a jazz musician and singer-songwriter with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner Lester Young, she had a huge influence on jazz music and pop singing.
About 600 people died on this day in 1903 when fire broke out at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, IL.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formed on this day in 1922. Vladimir Lenin (above) proclaimed the establishment.
The United Auto Workers union staged its first sit-down strike, at the Fisher Body Plant in Flint, MI. on this day in 1936.
On this day in 1948, the musical "Kiss Me Kate" opened at the New Century Theatre in New York City. Cole Porter composed the music for the classic play that ran for 1,077 performances.
Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, and Julie Wilson.
Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates) (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008)
Milton Snavely Hershey(September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945)
Businessman and philanthropist Milton Hershey founded the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894. He supplied chocolates for the U.S. troops during WWII. They were called Ration D Bars rather than Hershey’s Bars. Hershey helped out on the family farm as a young boy. When he was in his 20s, he would accompany his father on business trips. He started his own candy company in 1876, but it failed within six years. Hershey moved to Denver. CO and worked with a confectioner, where he discovered the secret of making caramels…fresh milk.
Hershey Chocolate Factory.
Today, Milton Hershey’s mansion serves as the headquarters for Hershey Foods Corporation. Hershey is still the home of the world’s largest chocolate and cocoa manufacturing plant.