Birthdays: George Herriman the creator of Krazy Kat, Dorothy
Parker, Claude DeBussy, Johnny Lee Hooker, Denis Papin 1647 inventor of the
Pressure Cooker, Leni Reifenstahl, General Stormin’Norman Schwarzkopf, Paul
Molitor, Bill Parcells, Max Vilander, Carl “Big Yaz”Yazstremski, Dyanna Nyad,
Deng Xiao Ping, Henry Cartier Bresson, Valerie Harper, Cindy Williams, Ray Bradbury,
Kristen Wiig is 41
1715 – Handel’s
"Watermusic" premiered on the Thames River to mark celebrations of
the Peace ending the War of Spanish Succession.
1906 - 1st Victor Victrola
manufactured, using Emile Berliners flat record turntable system. The Victrola
was so cheap and easy to use it became standard in many homes and finished off
any competition from Thomas Edison’s rival talking cylinder system.
1929- Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony The Skeleton Dance
premiered. The tight dancing synch inspired a generation of animators.
1942- Tex Avery’s first cartoon for MGM, the Blitz Wolf.
1984 – The Last Volkswagen Rabbit
produced.
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