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History for January 17, 2025
Birthdays: Benjamin Franklin, Max Sennett-1880, Al Capone, Ethan G. Hodell 1883- the inventor of the Tow-Truck, Constantin Stanislavsky, Moira Shearer, Shari Lewis, Vidal Sassoon, Claude Coats, Denny Doyle, Kevin Reynolds, Muhammad Ali, Betty White, Jim Carrey is 63, Michelle Obama is 61, Zooey Deschanel is 45, James Earl Jones,
animator Genndy Tartakovsky
1775- Sheridan's Restoration comedy The Rivals premiered at Covent Garden Theater, London.
1904- Chekov's The Cherry Orchard opened in St. Petersburg.
1926- FATS WALLER KIDNAPPED- Harlem Jazz great Fats Waller was in Chicago for a gig. Suddenly several gunmen grabbed him off the street, shoved him into their limo, and drove to the lair of mob boss Al Capone. When they arrived there, the terrified Waller was reassured that it was Big Al’s birthday. All he wanted was for Fats to perform at his party. The bash went on for three days and the joint was really jumpin! After a song Big Al would stuff another $100 bill into a beer mug on his piano. Fats Waller left unharmed, and with a very fat wallet as well, but resolved to go back to Harlem where it was safe.
1926- George Burns married Gracie Allen.
1929- Happy Birthday Popeye! Elzie Segar was drawing a comic strip for Hearst’s NY Journal called The Thimble Theatre. It featured Olive Oyl, her brother Castor Oyl, and her boyfriend Ham Gravy. In this day’s strip, Ham meets an odd-looking sailor. He was based on a neighbor of Segar’s, Frank Fiegel, a funny little man who liked to get into fights.
1949- The first Volkswagen beetle automobiles arrived in North America.
1949- The Goldbergs, a radio comedy show about a Jewish family in the Bronx, moved to television and became the first true sitcom. The show ended when Mrs. Goldberg was accused by the House UnAmerican Activities Committee of being a Communist.
1964- The first Porsche Carrera sports cars arrived in L.A.
1994-The Great Northridge Earthquake rocked Los Angeles. 72 deaths and 20 billion dollars in damage. It was officially listed as 6.8 on the Richter Scale, that was an average. Many persist that in some areas it was as high as 7.2. The epicenter was in the San Fernando Valley, so the valleys two major industries, animated cartoons and pornography, were temporarily disrupted.
2000- A Complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton was offered for sale on E-Bay.
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