Illustration of The Exodus from Egypt (1907)
Passover is a major Jewish holiday and one of the Three
Pilgrimage Festivals. It celebrates the Exodus of the
Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
12
Apr
FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~
12
Apr
MUSIC HISTORY RECORDED ON THIS DAY
"Rock Around the Clock" was a Last-Minute Addition to
the recording session.
On April 12, 1954, Bill Haley and His Comets recorded
“(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock” at a Decca
recording session in New York City.
If rock and roll was a social and cultural revolution,
then “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock” was
its Declaration of Independence. And if Bill Haley
was not exactly the revolution’s Thomas Jefferson,
it may be fair to call him its John Hancock.
The song was chosen to play over the opening
credits of the film Blackboard Jungle, which is
how it became a pop sensation, selling a million
copies in a single month in the spring of 1955.
![Panic - Bill Haley & The Comets [HQ Audio] - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yaCSRC5IMgc/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLBV5uojOobATGAq97ndua2i-hc3MQ)
William (Bill) John Clifton Haley
(July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981)
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11
Apr
MORE INFORMATION ON GREEN STAMPS
S&H redemption centers numbered 600 nationwide by the
mid-1960s.
S&H Green Stamps were the first trading stamps popular across
the U.S. and Europe, although the company did have competitors.
“S&H” stands for the Sperry & Hutchinson Co., founded by Thomas
Sperry and Shelley Byron Hutchison in 1896.
Green Stamps were most widely distributed in the U.S. from the
1930s to the 1980s, with a peak in the 1960s and ’70s.
Thomas Alexander Sperry
(1864 – 1913)
Shelley Byron Hutchison
(1864 – 1961)
11
Apr
AN AI MAKEOVER OF A CLASSIC FILM?
A new version of the 1939 film ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is set to premiere at Las Vegas Sphere in August.
(FOX NEW S) – The use of artificial intelligence to reimagine
the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" will likely see mixed
reactions from fans, experts told Fox News Digital.
While "film purists" may resist the idea of using generative
AI to give classic films an entire makeover, the technology
could "breathe new life" into hit movies — including "The
Wizard of Oz."
Warner Bros. Discovery, Google Cloud and Magnopus have
set out to do just that by creating an immersive experience
for fans of the 1939 classic.
The new "Wizard of Oz" experience is set to premiere at the
Las Vegas Sphere on Aug. 28.
11
Apr
A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH ON THIS DAY IN 1970
On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13, the third lunar landing mission,
was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida,
carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert and
Fred W. Haise.
The spacecraft’s destination was the Fra Mauro highlands
of the moon, where the astronauts were to explore the
Imbrium Basin and conduct geological experiments.
After an oxygen tank exploded on the evening of April 13,
however, the new mission objective became to get the
Apollo 13 crew home alive.
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