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FIRST FEMALE INDUCTED ON THIS DAY
Aretha Franklin was the first woman inducted into Rock Hall of
Fame in 1987.
Rolling Stone named Franklin the greatest singer ever. ‘Most
magnificent sound to emerge from America.’
Guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones had the honor
of inducting the “Queen of Soul” into the Rock Hall in 1987.
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)
A WHOLESOME FOOD PRODUCT FOR 1916
Campbell soup company was started in 1869 by Joseph A.
Campbell, a fruit merchant from Bridgeton, New Jersey, and
Abraham Anderson, an icebox manufacturer from South
Jersey. They produced canned tomatoes, vegetables, jellies,
soups, condiments, and minced meats.
Joseph Albert Campbell
(1817 – 1900)
The Jos. A. Campbell Preserve Co., Camden, NJ in 1894.
Exterior view of the new World HQ building in Camden, N.J.
MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDED ON THIS DAY
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, an adult victim of polio, founded
the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which he later
renamed the March of Dimes Foundation, on January 3, 1938.
A predominantly childhood disease in the early 20th century,
polio wreaked havoc among American children every summer.
The virus, which affects the central nervous system, flourished
in contaminated food and water and was easily transmitted.
Those who survived the disease usually suffered from debilitating paralysis into their adult lives. In 1921, at the relatively advanced
age of 39, Roosevelt contracted polio and lost the use of his legs.
With the help of the media, his Secret Service and careful event
planning, Roosevelt managed to keep his disease out of the
public eye, yet his personal experience inspired in him an
empathy with the handicapped and prompted him to the found
the March of Dimes.
President Franklin Roosevelt (left) himself a victim of polio, meets with March of Dimes executive Basil O’Connor.
THOUSANDS WERE DETAINED BY U.S. DOJ
The Department of Justice unleashed a shocking and often
violent unconstitutional nationwide dragnet — detaining as
many as 10,000 people — on this day in history, Jan. 2, 1920.
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (above) appointed to the
office 10 months earlier by President Woodrow Wilson, led the
sweep against suspected communists and anarchists, as well
as their sympathizers.
The action was soon dubbed the Palmer Raids.
The Foundation for Economic Education said…"The raids
constituted a horrific, shameful episode in American history,
one of the lowest moments for liberty since King George III
quartered troops in private homes."
The foundation called the effort under President Wilson
"America’s reign of terror."
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
(December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)
A young Justice Department official, J. Edgar Hoover,
played a key role in the Palmer Raids. He was named
FBI director in 1924.
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