On this day in 1843, the first major wagon train to the northwest
departed from Elm Grove, Missouri, on the Oregon Trail.
Some 1,000 men, women, and children climbed aboard their
wagons and steered their horses west.
22
May
PIONEERS LEFT FOR OREGON ON THIS DAY
22
May
JOHNNY HOSTED LAST SHOW ON THIS DAY
October 1, 1962 – May 22, 1992 on NBC
Ed McMahon (left) served as Carson’s sidekick and the
show’s announcer.
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21
May
LOCAL SPORTS LEGEND TO DRIVE PACE CAR
A Pacific Northwest sports legend, Baseball Hall of Famer and
former Seattle Mariner, Ken Griffey Jr., will drive the 2024
Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray pace car the 108th running of the
Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26.
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21
May
I SURE MISS THIS PLACE … IT WAS GREAT!
The Original Taco House was a chain of Mexican restaurants
based in Portland, Oregon. Established by the Waddle family
in 1960, the business at one time had five locations. The last
remaining two locations closed on December 31, 2017.
The Northeast 82nd location was the first Original Taco House,
which opened in 1960. It was a fixture on KOIN-TV’s mid-day
cooking segments.
21
May
STAR OF FIRST RADIO SOAP HAS DIED
Barbara Fuller, a soap opera legend, has died at the age
of 102. "She was on radio’s first Soap Opera, ‘One Man’s
Family’ playing the role of Claudia for 14 years." She
also starred in movies and Television."
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