Birthdays: Jean Pierre Blanchard the balloonist-1753, George
M. Cohan, Stephen Foster, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Calvin Coolidge, Rube Goldberg,
Louis Armstrong*, Edward Walker the inventor of the Lava Lamp, Mayer Lansky,
Tokyo Rose, Louis B. Mayer, George Murphy, Emerson Boozer, Neil Simon, Mitch
Miller, Eve Marie Saint is 89, Gina Lollabrigida is 87, George Steinbrenner,
Ann Landers, Ron Kovic, Geraldo Rivera, Victoria Abril, Pam Shriver, Rene
Laloux, Gloria Stuart
1776- It took two months for the news to cross the Atlantic.
In London King George III wrote in his diary for July 4th, 1776:" Nothing
important happened today..."
1926- Hungarian film director Mihaly Kertesz arrived in
Hollywood. He changed his name to the more manageable Michael Curtiz and
directed great classic films like Captain Blood and Casablanca. His brother
Andre Kertesz lived in New York and became a famous photographer.
1956- MIT’s TX-1 Whirlwind computer added a keyboard to
enter data. First computer keyboard.
1969-“ Give Peace a Chance.” released by John Lennon and the
Plastic Ono Band.
1976-What’s Love Got to Do With It? Singer Tina Turner left Ike Turner.
1976- The first true Punk Band, The Ramones, arrived in
England for a tour. They greatly inspired future bands like the Clash and the
Sex Pistols. When playing at the Palladium the Sex Pistols said they couldn’t
get tickets to get in so the Ramones pulled them in through the men’s room
window. Hey, Ho, Lets Go!
1982- Ozzie Ozbourne married Sharon Ozbourne.
1990- 2 Live Crew released the song Banned in the USA.
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