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Associated Press’ global headquarters located
in New York City.
On Nov. 1, 1952 the U.S. detonated the first hydrogen
bomb (“Mike”), resulting in the first successful full-
scale thermonuclear weapon explosion.
Operation Ivy was conducted on the Eniwetok Atoll in
the Marshall Islands.
On October 31, 1517, legend has it that the priest and scholar
Martin Luther approached the door of the Castle Church in
Wittenberg, Germany, and nailed a piece of paper to it that
contained the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the
Protestant Reformation.
In his theses, Luther condemned the excesses and corruption
of the Roman Catholic Church, especially the papal practice
that asked for payment—called “indulgences”—for the
forgiveness of sins.
Martin Luther (1483 – 1546)
The Wartburg room where Luther translated the New Testament into
German. An original first edition is kept in the case on the desk.
Original Release: September 18, 1964 – April 8, 1966 on ABC
In the 1960s television series, “Thing”—strictly speaking, a disembodied forearm, since it occasionally emerged from
its box at near-elbow length—was usually played by Ted
Cassidy (below), who also played the lugubrious butler
Lurch.
He also narrated The Incredible Hulk TV series and voiced
The Hulk in the show’s first 2 seasons.
Theodore Crawford Cassidy
(July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979)
