George and Gracie Allen remained on the radio (CBS/NBC)
until 1950 when they made the move to the small screen.

Hormel introduced Spam (for spiced ham) on July 5, 1937.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
states that the product was intended to increase the
sale of pork shoulder, a cut which did not sell well.

War II saw Spam become a ubiquitous part of the U.S.
soldier’s diet. It became variously referred to as "ham
that didn’t pass its physical", "meatloaf without basic
training", and "Special Army Meat."

Near Sojong, South Korea, Private Kenneth Shadrick, a 19-
year-old infantryman from Skin Fork, West Virginia, became
the first American reported killed in the Korean War.

Shadrick, a member of a bazooka squad, had just fired the
weapon at a Soviet-made tank when he looked up to check
his aim and was cut down by enemy machine-gun fire.

The total U.S. dead in the Korean War numbers 36,516.

New York City born Huey Lewis sang lead and played harmonica
for his band, Huey Lewis and the News, until being forced into
retirement due to hearing loss in 2018; he also wrote or co-wrote
many of the band’s songs.

The band is perhaps best known for their third, and best-selling,
album Sports, and their contribution to the soundtrack of the
1985 feature film Back to the Future. Lewis previously played
with the band Clover from 1972 to 1979.

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, the Continental
Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which
proclaimed the independence of the United States of America
from Great Britain and its king.