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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.

   

   
Passover: A Time-Honored Jewish Holiday | Inclusion, Diversity, Equity,  Allyship & Social Justice (IDEAS) | Washington University in St. Louis

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MUSIC HISTORY RECORDED ON THIS DAY

1955 HITS ARCHIVE: Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets (a #1  record)
"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

February 9 1981 HARLINGEN, Texas -- Bill Haley died a lonely man, searching  for a glimmer of his past glory as a pioneer in rock 'n' roll music,  friends who frequently visited
William (Bill) John Clifton Haley
(July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981)

Bill Haley - This Day In Music


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MORE INFORMATION ON GREEN STAMPS

Remembering S&H Green Stamps booklets and stores: Vintage photos - al.com
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.

Editor's View: S&H Green Stamps™ are sticking around – Lehigh Valley Press

Thomas Sperry - Wikiwand
Thomas Alexander Sperry
(1864 – 1913)


Shelley Hutchinson, 1955 | Ann Arbor District Library
Shelley Byron Hutchison
(1864 – 1961)

mygreenstamps

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AN AI MAKEOVER OF A CLASSIC FILM?

 The Wizard of Oz (1939) — The Movie Database (TMDB)  
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.

  

 Warner Bros. Announce 3D 'Wizard of Oz' Release for Next Year 
   
   

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A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH ON THIS DAY IN 1970

The Apollo 13 astronauts

NASA Marks 50 Years Since Apollo 13 Mission

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.

Lunar Pioneer: Forty years after Apollo 13

Behind the Scenes of Apollo 13 » Richard Nixon Foundation

Newspapers.com on X: "#OTD 50 years ago, Apollo 13 launched from Cape  Canaveral in what was supposed to be the US's third lunar landing mission.  This newspaper front page from Hawaii captures

                                         Apollo 13 - Wikipedia

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