TIME FOR A LAUGH FROM THE RETRO BLOG

The image of Marilyn Monroe in the white pleated dress is considered one of  the most iconic images of the 20th century.⁣ ⁣ : @samshawphoto  #SamShawPhoto ⁣ ⁣ #MarilynMonroe #Icon #SevenYearItch #WhitePleatedDress  #Film #Fame #Photography
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson)
(June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962)

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FIRST SOLO FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC

The mystery of Amelia Earhart's last flight


In the first flight of its kind, American aviatrix Amelia Earhart
departed Wheeler Field in Honolulu,
Hawaii, on a solo flight
to North America. Hawaiian commercial interests offered a
$10,000 award to whoever accomplished the flight first.

The next day, after traveling 2,400 miles in 18 hours, she
safely landed at Oakland Airport in Oakland,
California.

Amelia Earhart flies from Hawaii to California - Newspapers.com™

Amelia Earhart's disappearance: a tiny Pacific atoll and its smoking gun |  South China Morning Post

Lawmaker's life passion: Amelia Earhart

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THE FIRST HUMAN RECEIVES TREATMENT

Insulin: A Story of Discovery and Innovation: Breakthrough T1D Reports

On January 11, 1922, 14-year-old Leonard Thompson became
the
first person to receive an injection of the hormone insulin
for Type-1 diabetes—a disease that for millennia had been
considered a death sentence for anyone who developed it.

The breakthrough would be one of the most consequential in
medical history, saving millions of lives.

100 years of insulin | Penn Today
Canadian scientists Frederick Banting (right) and Charles
Best circa 1924, three years after they successfully isolated insulin
for the first time.

insulin lab
Laboratory on the University of Toronto campus where
Banting and Best carried out some of their research on
insulin.

      



       

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FIRST MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS

January 10, 1946 – First meeting of the United Nations | Craig Hill Media and Consulting

The first General Assembly of the United Nations, comprising
51 nations, convened at Westminster Central Hall in London,
England on this day in 1946.

One week later, the U.N. Security Council met for the first time
and established its rules of procedure.

Then, on January 24, the General Assembly adopted its first
resolution, a measure calling for the peaceful uses of atomic
energy and the elimination of atomic and other weapons of
mass destruction.

 

United Nations General Assembly - First Meeting | Plaques of London
United Nations Wallpapers - Top Free United Nations Backgrounds - WallpaperAccess

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REQUEST FOR MORE FUNDING OF THE WAR

President Lyndon B. Johnson - State of The Union Address - Holden Luntz  Gallery


On January 10, 1967, during his State of the Union speech,
President
Lyndon B. Johnson asked Congress for more
money to support the
Vietnam War.

Lyndon’s War, a war he actually inherited from President
John F. Kennedy, had achieved nothing by 1967. The North
Vietnamese use of guerrilla warfare tactics resulted in
approximately 14,000 American troops killed in action by
early 1967.

Hundreds of U.S. planes had been shot down, leaving Air
Force personnel in enemy POW camps. Although the enemy
also suffered heavy casualties, they did not show any signs
of giving up.

Great Society | History & Significance | Britannica
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973)


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