On the morning of June 26, 1974, at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio,
a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum became the first
grocery item scanned with a Universal Product Code, or UPC.

The result of years of scientific experimentation and industry cooperation, the UPC barcode would go on to be used well
beyond the grocery checkout counter, becoming a ubiquitous
feature of modern commerce, with billions of barcodes scanned
daily.

Retired actress June Lockhart began her film career in the 1930s
and 1940s in such films as A Christmas Carol and Meet Me in St.
Louis. She primarily acted in 1950s and 1960s television, and
with performances on stage and in film. On two television series,
Lassie and Lost in Space, she played mother roles.

She also portrayed Dr. Janet Craig on the CBS television sitcom
Petticoat Junction (1968–70). She is a two-time Emmy Award
nominee and a Tony Award winner. With a career spanning
nearly 90 years, she is one of the last surviving actors from
the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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TIM MAGUIRE

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson, one of the most
commercially successful entertainers in history, died
at the age of 50 at his home in Los Angeles, California,
after suffering from cardiac arrest caused by a fatal
combination of drugs given to him by his personal
doctor.

After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and
sociology from Eureka College in 1932. Ronald Reagan took
a job in Davenport, Iowa, as a sports broadcaster for four
football games in the Big Ten Conference. He then worked
for WHO radio in Des Moines as a broadcaster for the
Chicago Cubs.

His specialty was creating play-by-play accounts of games
using only basic descriptions that the station received by
wire as the games were in progress
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Ronald Wilson Reagan  (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)