The postmaster of the United States Postal Service introduced the five-digit ZIP
code. The term is an acronym for Zoning Improvement Plan. Robert Moon, an
employee of the post office, is considered to be the father of the ZIP code. He
submitted his proposal in 1944 for the initial three-digit code while working as
a postal inspector.

“Wild Bill” Hickok (James Butler Hickok)
         (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876)

Hickok was a folk character of the Old West. Some of his reported exploits
were fictionalized, but his skills as a gunfighter and gambler, along with his
reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his enduring fame as man
who brought law and order Kansas towns. He was killed while playing poker,
and his last hand has become known as the “Dead Man’s Hand”. In 1979,
Hickok was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

The first American bicycle race took place on Friday, May 24th, 1878 in Boston,
Massachusetts, it was not long before Chicago became a premier location for 
cycling races.

Standard Columbia bicycle, built by the Pope Manufacturing co.
of Hartford, Connecticut. Front-wheel diameters ranged from 42
to 58 inches and sold for around $95.

Frankie Valli (Francesco Stephen Castelluccio)

Front man Frankie Valli was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
with the Four Seasons in 1990. He has had twenty-nine top forty hits with 
his distinctive falsetto voice that include “Sherry” (1962) “Big Girls Don’t Cry”
(1962) “Walk Like A Man” (1963) and “Rag Doll (1974). Valli once worked as
a barber until his singing career was enough to support him.

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American Indian Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe at a church in
Jamestown, Virginia. Reverend Richard Buck, a Chaplin of the first session of
the Virginia General Assembly, presided their wedding. Pocahontas was later
known as Rebecca Rolfe. They had a son named Thomas who was born on
January 30, 1615.

John Rolfe contributed greatly to the early development
of the American colonies. His success as a farmer had a 
significant financial impact.

Portrait of Rebecca (Pocahontas) and her
son Thomas