On January 4, 1996, General Motors announced at the Greater
Los Angeles Auto Show it will build an electric car, dubbed the
EV1, to be launched in the fall of that year.
04
Jan
ELECTRIC CAR ANNOUNCED ON THIS DAY
03
Jan
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.
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Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)
03
Jan
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.
03
Jan
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.
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