I think all of these are true, and they are interesting; however, maybe you had better research them some more before you place any bets!
1923: The ”Hollywood Sign” was dedicated by real estate developers to advertise a development of the same name, originally reading, “HOLLYWOODLAND.” “Land” was dropped in 1949.
WARREN MCVEA (nicknamed “Wondrous Warren”) was born in 1946 and was just probably the greatest football “backfield” (running back, flanker, kick returner) player in Texas, and maybe the United States, when he starred at Brackenridge High in San Antonio during the years around 1964, and his more than 70 scholarship offers seem to back up my thoughts. He chose to accept the one from the University of Houston, where he was twice an All-American, after being the 1st Black player on scholarship at any major “football” program college in Texas. McVea went on to play six seasons in the NFL (mostly AFL Kansas City Chiefs), where commentators often referred to him as “The Flea” for his smaller size and ability to avoid/get away from defenders.
JULY, 1836: The first ever patent, #1, was issued to Senator John Ruggles of Maine; his invention was designed to provide “traction” to locomotive wheels. Senator Ruggles sponsored an “act” that created a patent office and an official examiner.
NATIONAL BIKINI DAY (75th Anniversary this year)—Louis Reard designed this swimming suit that used material about the size of a napkin and was 1st modeled for a photo shoot by a pool in Paris, France, by dancer, Micheline Bernardini. Conservative Americans, still reeling from WWII, were “aghast” and scandalized with the skimpy suit that, for the first time during that era, showed a woman’s navel! The designer said he named the suit after the Bikini Atoll coral island in the Pacific Ocean, a U. S. testing site for nuclear weapons during the 1940s.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND (25,000)—The approximate number of normal breathing breaths a person takes per day.
1865: HORACE GREELEY, New York Tribune publisher, wrote the words, “Go West, young man; go West and grow up with the country.” This seemed to greatly inspire the movement.
1854: Supposedly the same Horace Greeley, editor, years earlier, gave the “ G o West” advice to Josiah B. Grinnell, who moved West and later founded Grinnell, Iowa.
The KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR (1st minted of 90% silver in 1964 and becoming non-silver clad in 1970) is no longer minted for “general circulation” today! 2001 was the final “circulation” year Those minted today are for special sales and packets marketed to “collectors.”
The BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO (April 21, 1836, in present-day Houston) was the “decisive battle of the Texas revolution for independence” and was led by General Sam Houston (about 800 men). The fighting continued for just eighteen (18) minutes against the Mexican Army, led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (about 1500 men) and was a brilliant “surprise attack.” Santa Anna was taken prisoner!
NBC television show, TODAY: The founding host was DAVE GARROWAY, who led things f r o m 1952-1961, and he had a “cohost” by the name of J. Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee. Garroway’s signature “signoff” was to up-raise a palm and say, “PEACE!”
And with that, I will say, “Peace,” to all you readers!
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