A REMINDER FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG

     
    
 

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14,
it commemorates the adoption of the
flag of the United
States
on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second
Continental
Congress
.The Flag Resolution, passed on
June 14, 1777, stated: "Resolved, That the flag of the
thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red
and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a
blue field, representing a new constellation."

The United States Army also celebrates the U.S. Army
birthday
on this date; Congress adopted "the American
continental army" after reaching a consensus position
in the Committee of the Whole on June 14, 1775.

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation
that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; on August
3, 1949, National Flag Day was established by an
Act of
Congress
.

  
  

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Happy Birthday to the U.S. Army - YouTube

U.S Army Star Logo Flocked Decal image 1

The Great War – Modern World History
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
(December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)

  

 

  

     

  

      

     
 


      
       
        
        
        

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A FATHER’S DAY GIFT THAT WILL ‘’CLICK’’

thingsilike | Vintage advertisements, Vintage ads, Father day ad

Schick was founded in 1926 by Jacob Schick as the Magazine
Repeating Razor Company. In the same year, Schick introduced
its highly successful single-blade safety razor system, which
stored twenty blades in a steel injector. Jacob Schick sold the
company in 1928 and founded another company bearing his
name, in order to market his newly invented electric shavers.

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Erfindung des Elektrorasierers - DER SPIEGEL
Jacob Schick
(September 16, 1877 – July 3, 1937)

He is called the father of electric razors.

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THE ‘’KING OF SWING’’ DIED ON THIS DAY

Benny Goodman: Profile in Jazz – The Syncopated Times

Benny Goodman's music still swings - SFGate
Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986)

Benny Goodman was an clarinetist and bandleader who’s bands
started the careers of many jazz musicians.

Despite health problems, he continued to perform, his last concert
being six days before his death. Goodman died on June 13, 1986,
from a heart attack while taking a nap at his apartment in
Manhattan House.     

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Benny Goodman - The Hits Of Benny Goodman (1963, Vinyl) | Discogs

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THIS IS THE FIRST-EVER SELFIE TAKEN

A self-portrait.    

Robert Cornelius (March 1, 1809 – August 10, 1893)
was a photographer and pioneer in the
history of
photography
.

He designed the photographic plate for the first
photograph taken in the United States, an image
of
Central High School taken by Joseph Saxton in
1839.

His self image taken in 1839 is the first known
photographic portrait of a person taken in the
United States. He operated two of the earliest
photography studios in the United States
between 1841 and 1843 and implemented
innovative techniques to
significantly reduce
the
exposure time required for portraits. 


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ACCIDENT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF ACTOR

Picture of Treat Williams

Treat Williams Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos
Richard Treat Williams
(December 1, 1951 – June 12, 2023)

On June 12, 2023, Williams was hit by a car
while riding his motorcycle on
Vermont Route
30
, near Dorset. He was airlifted to a hospital
in
New York, where he died at the age of 71.

Treat Williams was an actor, writer and aviator
who has appeared on film, stage and television
in over 120 credits. He first became well known
for his starring role in the 1979 musical film Hair,
and later also starred in the films
The Eagle Has
Landed
, Prince of the City, Once Upon a Time in
America
, and The Late Shift.  
         
Williams was nominated for two Screen Actors
Guild
Awards
and nominated for three Golden
Globe Awards
, two Satellite Awards and an
Independent Spirit Award.


Amazon.com: Dempsey: Treat Williams, Sam Waterston, Sally Kellerman, Victoria Tennant, Peter ...

Watch Everwood Online
Treat was the lead of the TV series Everwood from
2002 to 2006.  


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