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Monday, April 25, 2022

Today's Leasing News Headlines

Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
April 18 to April 22
Where Military Aid to Ukraine Comes From
In Billion U.S. Dollars
Finance and Leasing Industry Ads
Take Your Equipment Financing Career to the Next Level
How Do I Tell Them Politely – Not Interested?
Career Crossroads---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII
Average Rent Increased 17% Year-Over-Year
Or Is Buying a Home May Be Cheaper?
Marijuana to Add Approximately $99 Billion
to American Economy This Year
2020 Median House Income
Chart by State
Leasing Software Companies
Updated
Labrador Retriever Mix
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania Adopt-a-Dog
Sponsors Bring the Fun to Annual Conference
AACFB May 11-13, 2022 Charlotte, North Carolina
News Briefs—
Mapped: Interest Rates by Country in 2022
Short-Term Rates Policy March, 2022
Why U-Haul trucks all have Arizona license plates
Explained
With many firms bringing employees back just two days
a week, downtown restaurants are feeling the pinch

You May have Missed---
Why you should dress up for your next flight
An airplane isn’t a gym, so ditch the elastic pants

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Top Ten Stories Chosen by Readers | Top Stories last six months
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Sports Brief----
California Nuts Brief---
"Gimme that wine"
This Day in History
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Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
April 18 to April 22

(1) Nevada Licensing Necessary for Commercial Loans
and Capital Leasing--Plus Federal Disclosure Update
North Carolina Lending Act Stuck in Committee
Kenneth C. Greene, Leasing News Legal Editor
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_22.htm#neveda

(2) Correction: Lynn Eric Smith still at 360 Equipment Finance
New Hires and Promotion Error
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_18.htm#correction

(3) My Goal is to be is Not to be Better
Than Anyone else...
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_20.htm#goal

(4) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_20.htm#hires

(5) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_22.htm#hires

(6) Her Identity Stolen and Caller Used UCC to Make Calls
to Prior Clients, Using her Key Personal Information
By Ken Greene, Attorney
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_18.htm#her

(7) ELFA 33rd Annual National Funding Conference Report
“Location, Location What a Fantastic Location!”
By Hugh Swandel, President, Meridian OneCap Credit Corporation
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_18.htm#elfa

(8) Here’s a Look at Every Electric Vehicle Sold in the U.S.
Cost, Maximum Range, Horsepower, plus vehicle photo
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-all-electric-car-models-available-in-the-us/

(9) Spam Arrest - Cleans Out Spammers
Strongly Recommended by Kit Menkin
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_22.htm#spam

(10) Blue Bridge Financial added to Story Credit List
and Funders Looking for Broker Business
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Apr2022/04_18.htm#blue

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Looking at pledges of military aid to Ukraine between the start of the Russian
invasion and March 27, the U.S. government has committed to providing the most
arms, weapons and other equipment by far. Almost $4.8 billion in military aid
was pledged up until the given date, according to the Ukraine Support Tracker by
the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

This number could soon rise even more as the White House is reportedly preparing
another substantial military aid package.

Together with a similar package announced in mid-April, the new funding round
would up U.S. military aid to Ukraine by another $1.6 billion.

Second-ranked Estonia has pledged far less - $240 million – in the given time
frame, but the military aid committed to by the country amounts up to 0.8
percent of the small nation’s GDP. This is far more in relative terms than any
of the pledges of the other top donors to Ukraine, even when combining military,
financial and humanitarian aid commitments.

The U.S.’ combined pledge of around $8.3 billion in humanitarian and military
aid only amounts up to approximately 0.04 percent of its GDP.

One of Ukraine’s larger neighbors, Poland, appears further down the list, having
pledged very little military aid to the country, instead concentrating on
financial aid commitments of around $900 million, making it the second-largest
overall donor to Ukraine after the U.S.

The IfW Kiel's Ukraine Support Tracker systematically records the value of
support that the governments of 31 Western countries have pledged to Ukraine
since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. Military,
financial and humanitarian aid that is publicly known is recorded in the
database.

By Katharina Buchholz, Statista

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Help Wanted Ads

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How Do I Tell Them Politely – Not Interested?

Career Crossroads---By Emily Fitzpatrick/RII

I have mentioned many times in my columns that your reputation is everything in
this very small industry. Watch how you conduct yourself; word will get around!

If you:

1. Have gone through a series of interviews and determined a particular
company/opportunity is a good fit and you: ACCEPT an offer (verbally or in
writing) NEVER EVER, RENEGE or take a
COUNTER-OFFER

2. If you receive an offer and are not sure, let the Hiring Manager or Recruiter
know you need some time to review. Then, in a TIMELY MANNER, follow up with
questions and/or acceptance and/or decline. NOTE: if you have taken the process
seriously, you should only need 48 hours, as due diligence should have been
occurring along the way.

As soon as you think the company/offer is not a good fit for your current and/or
long-term goals, then cease the process ASAP (in a professional manner)!

Best practice is to CALL the Hiring Manager and/or Recruiter to advise you would
like to cease the interview process (only address what you feel is most
appropriate, e.g. I do not think this is a good long-term fit for my career
goals, or the amount of travel is more than I anticipated). The Recruiter
and/or Hiring Manager will RESPECT the fact you took the time to make the
awkward call (it is not the easiest thing to do, but shows professionalism and
courage).

Furthermore, make sure to thank them for their time and effort. Note the first
call you should make is to your Recruiter as they will know how to address the
situation and will offer tips on how to handle the call to the point of contact
with the hiring organization (ALWAYS keep in touch with your Recruiter).

In addition, you will need to email a note all interviewers involved in your
interview process. You don't have to give extensive details and definitely do
not include any offensive reasons, e.g., a poor work environment or feeling
uncertain about the company's long-term future and profitability.

Sample Letter:

Dear Name (s) with Title(s):

Thank you very much for considering me for the position of Job Title and for
inviting me to interview with Company Name. However, I would like to withdraw my
application for the job. Give “mini” explanation, but say something positive
about the organization: its people, etc.… If you like, mention your interest for
future consideration (IF THIS IS True) for more “suitable” opportunities (e.g.
one that does not require so much travel).

I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to review my credentials (and/or
application).

Best Regards,
Your Name
Email address
Phone

As with any communication sent to an employer, it's important to make sure that
your letter is well-written and does not contain typos or grammatical errors.
Even though you are declining the job, you want to make sure all your
correspondence is professional.

Emily Fitzpatrick
Sr. Recruiter
Recruiters International, Inc.
Phone: 954-885-9241
Cell: 954-612-0567
emily@riirecruit.com
Invite me to connect on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/pub/emily-fitzpatrick/4/671/76
Also follow us on Twitter #RIIINFO

Career Crossroads Previous Columns
http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/crossroad.html

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Average Rent Increased 17% Year-Over-Year
Or Is Buying a Home May Be Cheaper?

Now is not a great time to be a renter according to new data from Redfin which
found that the median rent surged 17% in March to $1,940, its largest annual
increase since February 2020.

At the same time, the median price of a mortgage rose twice as fast: it rose by
34% as compared to last March to $1,910, which was also the biggest increase in
Redfin’s records.

The cause of the rapid rise in mortgage payments is largely due to climbing
mortgage rates which have now reached 5%. The rise in mortgage rates is also now
pushing would-be buyers out of the purchase market, thus increasing demand for
rentals which in turn is forcing rent prices up.

Even with these rises, buying a home is still cheaper than renting, even if the
cost savings per month is marginal.

Looking forward, economists at Redfin say the market is showing early signs
cooling heading into summer, typically the busiest time of the year, but do not
expect sale prices or mortgage rates to drop.

Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather, said, “Many potential first-time
homebuyers are quickly being priced out of the market by record-high home prices
and fast-increasing mortgage rates.

“They are then faced with two options: rent or move somewhere with a lower cost
of living. Those who choose to rent may save money in expensive housing markets
in the near term, but long term, they may have to deal with continued rent
increases, year after year. Those who move and buy somewhere more affordable now
will be paying considerably more than if they bought last year, but will be able
to build equity in the long run and ensure relatively stable monthly housing
costs going forward.”

Among the top 50 largest metropolitan areas, mortgage payments increased in 44
of the top-50 cities, while rents rose in 48 of the top 50 cities. Rents only
declined in Milwaukee (-10%) and Kansas City, Missouri (-1%).

Top 10 Metro Areas With Fastest-Rising Rents Year Over Year

1. Portland, Oregon (+40%)
2. Austin, Texas (+38%)
3. New York, New York (+35%)
4. New Brunswick, New Jersey (+35%)
5. Newark, New Jersey (+35%)
6. Nassau County, New York (+35%)
7. Fort Lauderdale, Florida (+33%)
8. Miami, Florida (+33%)
9. West Palm Beach, Florida (+33%)
10. Orlando, Florida (+30%)

Source: NReport.com

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Marijuana to Add Approximately $99 Billion
to American Economy This Year

Despite being prohibited by federal law, cannabis has quickly become one of the
most lucrative industries in the country. After only a few short years of
legalization, the state-legal marijuana industry has generated billions of
dollars in sales and filled state coffers with billions of dollars in cannabis
sales taxes.

Furthermore, the industry has created more than 300,000 new job opportunities
across the country. Cannabis was one of the few industries considered essential
at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and it managed to consistently break
sales records while other sectors struggled to keep their doors open.

Additionally, cannabis production typically involves a variety of cross-sector
activities such as agriculture, manufacturing, retail, and even hospitality and
events. These are all sectors that tend to be high value and have a greater
impact on the economy. Rather than just estimating the amount of tax dollars
cannabis would pump into the economy, this analysis looked at how the industry
would impact the broader economy.

With lawmakers considering federal legalization, cannabis may prove to be even
more lucrative in the future. According to an analysis from the MJBiz Factbook,
marijuana sales are poised to add a whopping $99 billion to the U.S. economy
this year. By 2026, the impact of cannabis sales on the American economy will be
greater than $155 billion.

Published by the MJBizDaily, the data shows that cannabis could have a
significant positive impact on the economy, especially if federal limitations
are removed. Researchers from MJBizDaily studied industries that have
similarities to the marijuana sector, deliberated with economists, and
multiplied projected medical and recreational cannabis retail sales by a
standard multiplier of 2.8 to measure marijuana’s projected impact on the
economy.

Source: cannabisnewswire.com

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2020 Median House Income
Chart by State

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Leasing Software Companies
Updated

Alfa Systems

International Decision Systems

Aspket

Ivory Consulting

Better Programs (Turbo-Lease)

LeaseQuery

Capital Stream

LTI Technology Solutions

Cassiopae

NetSol Technologies, Inc.

Constellation Financing Systems Inc.

Odessa Technologies, Inc.

CSC TCI

Preferred Business Solutions

CT Lien Solutions

Shaw Systems

Cyence International

Systems for Financial Accntng

Dominion Leasing Software

Vision Commerce

Experian - scorex

White Clarke North American

Full List:
https://leasingnews.org/Ag_leasing/software.htm

If your company needs information update, please contact:
kitmenkin@leasingnews.org

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Labrador Retriever Mix
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania Adopt-a-Dog

Dani
Female
1 year, 6 months
Spayed

For more information about this animal, call:
Montgomery County SPCA - Perkiomenville Facility at (610) 754-7822

Montgomery County SPCA
1059 Sweisford Road
Perkiomenville, PA 18074
Phone: (610) 754-7822
Fax:(610) 754-6148
perkiomenville@montgomerycountyspca.org

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To See How Sponsors make the difference, Please click link below:
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News Briefs---

Mapped: Interest Rates by Country in 2022
Short-Term Rates Policy March, 2022
https://advisor.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-interest-rates-by-country-in-2022/

Why U-Haul trucks all have Arizona license plates
Explained
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/23/business/uhaul-rental-trucks-license-plates-arizona/index.html

With many firms bringing employees back just two days
a week, downtown restaurants are feeling the pinch
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-downtown-restaurants-office-workers-20220422-ruprkfkw3nervkmubf5b7

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You May Have Missed---

Why you should dress up for your next flight
An airplane isn’t a gym, so ditch the elastic pants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/airport-plane-dress-code/

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Sports Briefs---

Vintage Steph and Klay efforts not enough
for Warriors as Nuggets force Game 5
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/24/vintage-steph-and-klay-efforts-not-enough-for-warriors-as-nuggets-force-game-5/?

Takeaways from SF Giants’ sweep of Nationals,
impressive road trip
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/04/24/takeaways-from-sf-giants-sweep-of-nationals-impressive-road-trip/

A’s reap empty Coliseum seats from fans frustrated
with ‘parallel paths,’ no-name roster
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/Oakland-Athletics-Coliseum-empty-17120697.php

Kyle Shanahan stumped by lack of trade
interest in Jimmy Garoppolo?
https://larrybrownsports.com/football/kyle-shanahan-stumped-by-lack-trade-interest-jimmy-garoppolo/595643

Report: Jets “all in” on Deebo Samuel
https://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/22481/Report--Jets--all-in--on-Deebo-Samuel

Report: Alabama WR drawing rave reviews
ahead of NFL Draft
https://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/22484/Report--Alabama-WR-drawing-rave-reviews-ahead-of-NFL-Draft

Chiefs president says all options on the able for new stadium
https://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/22474/Chiefs-president-says-all-options-on-the-able-for-new-stadium

Tyson Fury defeats Dillian Whyte to defend
world heavyweight boxing title
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/23/fury-vs-whyte/

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California Nuts Briefs---

Is the San Francisco Police Department actually understaffed?
Here’s what the data shows
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Is-the-San-Francisco-Police-Department-actually-17079550.php

California breaks ground on world’s largest
wildlife crossing
https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/California-breaks-ground-on-largest-urban-17123219.php

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"Gimme that wine"

Commercial truffle grower expanding in Napa Valley
via deal with winery
https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/commercial-truffle-grower-expanding-in-napa-valley-via-deal-with-winery/

With Corsican Reds, a Case Study of Identity
By Eric Asimov
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/dining/drinks/wine-school-corsican-reds.html

2022 Napa Valley Grower of the Year:
Arnulfo Solorio of Silverado Farming Company
https://www.napagrowers.org/grower-of-the-year.html

“Gimme that Wine”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnQoi8DSE8

Free Wine App
https://www.nataliemaclean.com/mobileapp/

Wine Prices by vintage
http://www.winezap.com
http://www.wine-searcher.com/

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This Day in History

1507 - Little is known about the obscure scholar now called the "godfather
of America," the German geographer and mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller, who gave
America its name. In a book titled “Cosmographiae Introductio,” published this
day, Waldseemuller wrote: "Inasmuch as both Europe and Asia received their names
from women, I see no reason why anyone should justly object to calling this part
Amerige, i.e., the land of Amerigo, or America, after Amerigo, its discoverer, a
man of great ability." Believing it was the Italian navigator and merchant
Amerigo Vespucci who had discovered the new continent, Waldseemuller sought to
honor Vespucci by placing his name on his map of the world. First applied only
to the South American continent, it soon was used for both the American
continents. Waldseemuller did not learn about the voyage of Christopher Columbus
until several years later. Of the thousand copies of his map that were printed,
only one is known to have survived. Waldseemuller probably was born at
Radolfzell, Germany, about 1470. He died at St. Die, France, about 1517-20.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15531a.htm
1719 - Daniel Defoe published "Robinson Crusoe." The first edition credited
the protagonist, Robinson Crusoe, as its author, leading many readers to believe
he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. It was
published under the full title “The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of
Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone
in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great
River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men
perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd
by Pyrates.”
1781 - Gen. Nathanael Greene engaged British forces at Hobkirk’s Hill, South
Carolina, and was forced to retreat.
1831 - The first streetcar company was incorporated, to be known as the New
York and Harlem Railway.
http://www.westchestergov.com/wcarchives/sneakapeek/Mar2000/
march2000sneakapeek.htm
http://www.aggreen.net/ny_railroads/ny_rails.html
http://www.harlem.org/
1861 – Sarah Emma Edmonds (1841-98), alias Frank Thompson, became a male
nurse in the Second Volunteers of the United States Army. She later wrote “Nurse
and Spy,” published in 1865, a rather lurid and perhaps not too accurate an
autobiographical account of her exploits as a Union field nurse in northern
Virginia and Kentucky but who was also a spy for the union forces. It has been
estimated that approximately 400 women succeeded in enlisting in the army
(either Union or Confederate) during the Civil War. She is buried in Washington
Cemetery, Houston Texas, in lot G-26. This is a GAR lot that belonged to George
B. McClellan Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. She is the only female
member of the organization formed after the Civil War by Union veterans - The
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Her biography, “She Rode with Generals,” was
written by Sylvia Gannett. Also, Richard Hall in “Patriots in Disguise” has some
biographical information on Edmonds, including her postwar career, but the
source of Hall’s comments appears to be from Gannett's book.
1861 - 7th New York arrived to reinforce Washington, D.C. where it was
mustered for thirty days until June 3, 1861. Also known as the "Blue-Bloods"
due to the disproportionate number of its members who were part of New York
City's social elite.
1862 - Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans, Louisiana.
1865 - Four of the five Lincoln assassination suspects arrested on the 17th
were imprisoned on the monitors U.S.S. Montauk and Saugus which had been
prepared for this purpose on the 15th and were anchored off the Washington Navy
Yard in the Anacostia River. Mrs. Mary E. Surratt was taken into custody at the
boarding house she operated after it was learned that her son was a close friend
of John Wilkes Booth and that the actor was a frequent visitor at the boarding
house. Mrs. Surratt was jailed in the Carroll Annex of Old Capitol Prison. Lewis
Paine was also taken into custody when he came to Mrs. Surratt's house during
her arrest. Edward Spangler, stagehand at the Ford Theater and Booth's aide,
along with Michael O'Laughlin and Samuel B. Arnold, close associates of Booth
during the months leading up to the assassination, were also caught up in the
dragnet. They were joined by Arnold on the 19th and Spangler on the 24th. George
A. Atzerodt, the would-be assassin of Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Ernest
Hartman Richter, at whose home Atzerodt was captured, were brought on board the
ships on the 20th. Joao Celestino, Portuguese sea captain who had been heard to
say on the 14th that Seward ought to be assassinated, was transferred from Old
Capitol Prison to Montauk on the 25th. The last of the eight conspiracy suspects
to be incarcerated on board the monitors was David E. Herold. The prisoners were
kept below decks under heavy guard and were manacled with both wrist and leg
irons. In addition, their heads were covered with canvas hoods, the interior of
which were fitted with cotton pads that tightly covered the prisoners' eyes and
ears. The hoods contained two small openings to permit breathing and the
consumption of food. An added security measure was taken with Paine by attaching
a ball and chain to each ankle.
1875 - New York City received three inches of snow, the latest measurable
snow of record for that location.
1898 - The U.S. declares war on Spain.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr25.html
1898 - The temperature at Volcano Springs, CA hit 118 degrees to establish a
U.S. record for the month of April.
1901 - New York began requiring license plates on automobiles, the first
state to do so.
1904 – New York Highlanders pitcher Jack Chesbro won the first of his 41
wins on the season, a Major League record that still stands.
1907 - Revolutionizing shipping, covered in a “History” Television
documentary very well, was the first turbine-propelled naval ship “Chester,”
commissioned this day and built at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME. The contract
price for the hull and machinery was $1,688,000, quite a bit of money for its
day. The “Chester” was equipped with four Parsons turbines. It trail speed was
26.52 knots, freeing ships from relying on wind to cross the Atlantic and
Pacific Ocean.
1908 - Birthday of pianist Joe “from Bowling Green” Dean, St. Louis, MO.
1908 - Birthday of Edward R. Murrow (d. 1965), born Egbert Roscoe Murrow in
Greensboro, North Carolina. He first came to prominence with a series of radio
broadcasts for the CBS news division during World War II, which were followed by
millions of listeners in the United States. A pioneer of television news
broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of reports that helped lead to the
censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy. On November 18, 1951, his popular radio
show, “Hear It Now” moved to television and was re-christened “See It Now.” In
the first episode, Murrow explained: "This is an old team, trying to learn a new
trade." “See It Now” focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s,
but it is best remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red
Scare, contributing, if not leading, to the political downfall of Senator
McCarthy.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/murrow_e.html
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/M/htmlM/murrowedwar/murrowedwar.htm
1910 - Chicago, IL, was blanketed with 2.5 inches of snow, and a total of
6.5 inches between the 22nd and the 26th. It was the latest significant snow of
record for the city.
1913 - Birthday of the great alto sax player Earl Bostic (d. 1965), Tulsa,
OK.
http://www.spaceagepop.com/bostic.htm
http://www.jazzradio.net/jazzcity/m_earl_bostic.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/bostic.html
(When I was learning how to play the alto sax, he was my favorite in the early
1950’s. I played along with “Harlem Nocturne” for hours until I memorized every
lick and turn. It was not until I went to California and saw Charlie Parker in
person that I decided I would never become an alto saxophone player and took up
playing the Dixieland clarinet and fronting a 21 piece dance band sans musical
instrument. I realized I had no talent to be an alto sax player after hearing
“the Bird” in person. Charlie Parker with strings is perhaps my favorite album,
next to Gil Evans and Miles Davis “Sketches of Spain” or “Old Bottle, New Wine.”
or Basie’s “Atom Bomb” album. I also like both “Turk Murphy Plays WC Handy” and
“Louis Armstrong plays WC Handy.” I like my friend Warren Luening's Big Band
recordings. On yes, forgot, Bill May plays Jimmy Lunceford. Love all the Billy
May albums. What a great arranger!!!!
My dance band could play “Lean Baby, Lean.” Kit Menkin).
1913 - Birthday of accordion player Santiago “Don” Jimenez (d. 1984), San
Antonio, TX.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/JJ/fji3.html
http://www.arhoolie.com/titles/7023.shtml
1915 - Birthday of guitarist Johnny Shines (d. 1992), Frayser,
TN. http://www.island.net/~blues/johnnys.htm
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000003OQZ/inktomi-musicasin-20/
103-6620160-9563023
1917 - Birthday of Ella Fitzgerald (d. 1996) in Newport News, Virginia. She
was reared in a New York City orphanage. Ella Fitzgerald was admired for her
superlative musicianship and her skill in scat singing (singing improvised
syllables while using the voice as an instrument). Fitzgerald was discovered at
the age of 16, singing in a Harlem talent show. From 1934 until 1939, she sang
with the Chick Webb Band, directing it for a time after the leader's death in
1939. One of her first hit tunes is now an Easter favorite,” A Tisket, A
Tasket.” In the mid-1940s, working with the American impresario Norman Granz,
she toured Europe and Asia and performed in his Jazz at the Philharmonic
concerts. Fitzgerald appeared in the 1955 film "Pete Kelly's Blues." In 1958,
Fitzgerald appeared with the American jazz composer Duke Ellington at Carnegie
Hall in New York City. She has also toured Europe frequently with the Oscar
Peterson Trio.
http://museum.media.org/ella/
http://www.redsugar.com/ella.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000047FO/inktomi-musicasin-20/
103-6620160-9563023
1923 - Birthday of guitarist/singer Albert King, born Albert King Nelson,
(d. 1992), Indianola, MS. He was a star at the Fillmore’s East and West during
the 1960's, appearing on the bill with top rock stars. King's most popular
records were made for the Stax label in Memphis in the late '60s and early '70s.
"Cold Feet" made the pop charts in 1968.
http://home.t-online.de/home/MSilberberg/king.htm
http://www.blueflamecafe.com/index.htm
1928 - Birthday of tenor sax player Willis “Gator Tail” Jackson (d. 1987),
Miami, FL. http://www.musicweb.uk.net/encyclopaedia/j/J14.HTM
http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/jackson_w_cat.html
1928 - Buddy, the first seeing eye dog, was presented to Morris S. Frank on
this day. Many Seeing Eye organizations and schools continue to offer specially
trained dogs “...to enhance the independence, dignity, and self-confidence of
blind people...” They are now called Service Dogs.
(visit http://www.seeingeye.org/).
1932 - Birthday of Meadow George “Meadowlark” Lemon II (d. 2015), basketball
Hall of Famer, born Wilmington, NC. For 22 years, he was known as the "Clown
Prince" of the touring Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. He played in more
than 16,000 games for the Globetrotters and was a 2003 inductee into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. When basketball legend Wilt
Chamberlain was asked his opinion on the best player of all time, he responded,
"For me it would be Meadowlark Lemon." From 1994, he served Meadowlark Lemon
Ministries in Scottsdale, AZ.
http://www.wcgroups.com/globe.htm
1942 - Ella Mae Morse and Freddy Slacks' "Cow Cow Boogie" hits #1
1945 - East meets West: US Army Lieutenant Albert Kotzebue encountered a
single Soviet soldier near the German village of Lechwitz, 75 miles south of
Berlin. Patrols of General Leonard Gerow's V Corps saluted the advance guard of
Marshall Ivan Konev's Soviet 58th Guards Division. Soldiers of both nations
embraced and exchanged toasts. The Allied armies of East and West had finally
met.
1945 - GONZALES, DAVID M., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 127th
Infantry, 32d Infantry Division. Place and date: Villa Verde Trail, Luzon,
Philippine Islands, 25 April 1945. Entered service at: Pacoima, Calif. Birth:
Pacoima, Calif. G.O. No.: 115, 8 December 1945. Citation: He was pinned down
with his company. As enemy fire swept the area, making any movement extremely
hazardous, a 500-pound bomb smashed into the company's perimeter, burying 5 men
with its explosion. Pfc. Gonzales, without hesitation, seized an entrenching
tool and under a hail of fire crawled 15 yards to his entombed comrades, where
his commanding officer, who had also rushed forward, was beginning to dig the
men out. Nearing his goal, he saw the officer struck and instantly killed by
machinegun fire. Undismayed, he set to work swiftly and surely with his hands
and the entrenching tool while enemy sniper and machinegun bullets struck all
about him. He succeeded in digging one of the men out of the pile of rock and
sand. To dig faster he stood up regardless of the greater danger from so
exposing himself. He extricated a second man, and then another. As he completed
the liberation of the third, he was hit and mortally wounded, but the comrades
for whom he so gallantly gave his life were safely evacuated. Pfc. Gonzales'
valiant and intrepid conduct exemplifies the highest tradition of the military
service.
1945 - KNIGHT, RAYMOND L., (Air Mission) Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Corps. Place and date: In
Northern Po Valley, Italy, 24 25 April 1945. Entered service at: Houston, Tex.
Birth: Texas. G.O. No.: 81, 24 September 1945. Citation: He piloted a
fighter-bomber aircraft in a series of low-level strafing missions, destroying
14 grounded enemy aircraft and leading attacks which wrecked 10 others during a
critical period of the Allied drive in northern Italy. On the morning of 24
April, he volunteered to lead 2 other aircraft against the strongly defended
enemy airdrome at Ghedi. Ordering his fellow pilots to remain aloft, he skimmed
the ground through a deadly curtain of antiaircraft fire to reconnoiter the
field, locating 8 German aircraft hidden beneath heavy camouflage. He rejoined
his flight, briefed them by radio, and then led them with consummate skill
through the hail of enemy fire in a low-level attack, destroying 5 aircraft,
while his flight accounted for 2 others. Returning to his base, he volunteered
to lead 3 other aircraft in reconnaissance of Bergamo airfield, an enemy base
near Ghedi and 1 known to be equally well defended. Again ordering his flight to
remain out of range of antiaircraft fire, 1st Lt. Knight flew through an
exceptionally intense barrage, which heavily damaged his Thunderbolt, to observe
the field at minimum altitude. He discovered a squadron of enemy aircraft under
heavy camouflage and led his flight to the assault. Returning alone after this
strafing, he made 10 deliberate passes against the field despite being hit by
antiaircraft fire twice more, destroying 6 fully loaded enemy twin-engine
aircraft and 2 fighters. His skillfully led attack enabled his flight to destroy
4 other twin-engine aircraft and a fighter plane. He then returned to his base
in his seriously damaged plane. Early the next morning, when he again attacked
Bergamo, he sighted an enemy plane on the runway. Again he led 3 other American
pilots in a blistering low-level sweep through vicious antiaircraft fire that
damaged his plane so severely that it was virtually nonflyable. Three of the few
remaining enemy twin-engine aircraft at that base were destroyed. Realizing the
critical need for aircraft in his unit, he declined to parachute to safety over
friendly territory and unhesitatingly attempted to return his shattered plane to
his home field. With great skill and strength, he flew homeward until caught by
treacherous air conditions in the Appennines Mountains, where he crashed and was
killed. The gallant action of 1st Lt. Knight eliminated the German aircraft
which were poised to wreak havoc on Allied forces pressing to establish the
first firm bridgehead across the Po River; his fearless daring and voluntary
self-sacrifice averted possible heavy casualties among ground forces and the
resultant slowing on the German drive culminated in the collapse of enemy
resistance in Italy
1946 - Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra recorded "Cement Mixer", (Majestic).
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_lunceford_jimmie.htm
http://home.swipnet.se/bearrecords/luncef.htm
http://www.cleveland.oh.us/wmv_news/jazz54.htm
1947 - Theodore Roosevelt National Park established. Located in North
Dakota, the Theodore Roosevelt National Park includes two sections of the
Badlands on the Missouri River as well as Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch.
http://www.theodore.roosevelt.national-park.com/
1949 - An article by Deac Aylesworth in Look Magazine predicted that radio
was doomed and that within three years, TV would overshadow radio completely.
1950 - The Boston Celtics made Chuck Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne
University playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, the first black player drafted
by any NBA team when they selected him in the second round.
1952 - ESSEBAGGER, JOHN, JR., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d
Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Popsudong, Korea, 25 April 1951. Entered
service at: Holland, Mich. Born: 29 October 1928, Holland, Mich. G.O. No.: 61,
24 April 1952. Citation: Cpl. Essebagger, a member of Company A, distinguished
himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the
call of duty in action against the enemy. Committed to effect a delaying action
to cover the 3d Battalion's withdrawal through Company A, Cpl. Essebagger, a
member of 1 of 2 squads maintaining defensive positions in key terrain and
defending the company's right flank, had participated in repulsing numerous
attacks. In a frenzied banzai charge the numerically superior enemy seriously
threatened the security of the planned route of withdrawal and isolation of the
small force. Badly shaken, the grossly outnumbered detachment started to fall
back and Cpl. Essebagger, realizing the impending danger, voluntarily remained
to provide security for the withdrawal. Gallantly maintaining a l-man stand,
Cpl. Essebagger raked the menacing hordes with crippling fire and, with the foe
closing on the position, left the comparative safety of his shelter and advanced
in the face of overwhelming odds, firing his weapon and hurling grenades to
disconcert the enemy and afford time for displacement of friendly elements to
more tenable positions. Scorning the withering fire and bursting shells, Cpl.
Essebagger continued to move forward, inflicting destruction upon the fanatical
foe until he was mortally wounded. Cpl. Essebagger's intrepid action and supreme
sacrifice exacted a heavy toll in enemy dead and wounded, stemmed the onslaught,
and enabled the retiring squads to reach safety. His valorous conduct and
devotion to duty reflected lasting glory upon himself and was in keeping with
the noblest traditions of the infantry and the U.S. Army.
1953 - MIYAMURA, HIROSHI H., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company H, 7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Taejon-ni, Korea, 24 and 25 April
1951. Entered service at: Gallup, N. Mex. Birth: Gallup, N. Mex. G.O. No.: 85, 4
November 1953. Citation: Cpl. Miyamura, a member of Company H, distinguished
himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of
duty in action against the enemy. On the night of 24 April, Company H was
occupying a defensive position when the enemy fanatically attacked threatening
to overrun the position. Cpl. Miyamura, a machine gun squad leader, aware of the
imminent danger to his men unhesitatingly jumped from his shelter wielding his
bayonet in close hand-to-hand combat killing approximately 10 of the enemy.
Returning to his position, he administered first aid to the wounded and directed
their evacuation. As another savage assault hit the line, he manned his machine
gun and delivered withering fire until his ammunition was expended. He ordered
the squad to withdraw while he stayed behind to render the gun inoperative. He
then bayoneted his way through infiltrated enemy soldiers to a second gun
emplacement and assisted in its operation. When the intensity of the attack
necessitated the withdrawal of the company Cpl. Miyamura ordered his men to fall
back while he remained to cover their movement. He killed more than 50 of the
enemy before his ammunition was depleted and he was severely wounded. He
maintained his magnificent stand despite his painful wounds, continuing to repel
the attack until his position was overrun. When last seen he was fighting
ferociously against an overwhelming number of enemy soldiers. Cpl. Miyamura's
indomitable heroism and consummate devotion to duty reflect the utmost glory on
himself and uphold the illustrious traditions on the military service.
1953 - NBC-TV presented "Ethel and Albert", the video version of the popular
radio show. Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce starred in the program
http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/ethelAndAlbert.html.
1954 - Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York City, announced the invention
by Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller, and Daryl Chapin of a solar energy battery to
convert the sun’s energy into useful amounts of electricity. Made of specially
treated strips of silicon, the battery needed no fuel other than the light of
the sun. It had no moving parts, nothing in it was consumed or destroyed, and
theoretically it was possible for it to last indefinitely.
1956 - Malcolm McLean of Maxton, NC invented containerized shipping. He
developed a large shipping container that could be packed with goods at the
factory, hauled by truck to a port facility, carried on a specially fitted ships
to a port terminal, offloaded from the ship, and hitched directly to trucks or
loaded on freight cards for cross-continental transport, all without unpacking
the containers' contents. The first containership facility was the
Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal, operated by the Port of New York
Authority. It opened for business on August 15, 1962, when Sea-Land Service’s SS
Elizabethport docked in New Bay, Elizabeth, NJ. During its first year, the
facility handled 1.5 million tons of cargo on 242 vessels and employed 730
people, who earned a total of more than $4 million. This revolutionized the
entire shipping industry, plus gave birth to container and railroad carrier
leasing.
http://lonestar.texas.net/~mdmclean/MDM_BIO.html
1956 - Elvis Presley reached number one on the charts for the first time,
with "Heartbreak Hotel." It was Presley's first hit for RCA Victor after the
company purchased his contract from Sam Phillips of Sun Records for $35,000.
1956 - The Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria collides with the Swedish liner
Stockholm, the latter tearing a hole in the starboard hull of the former,
killing 52 instantly and causing the Andrea Doria to sink by morning. On board
is one Mike Stoller, who would go on to become one of the famous Lieber-Stoller
songwriting team.
1957 – Major League Baseball adopted a new rule that prohibits runners from
interfering with batted balls in the field of play. The rule was adopted in
reaction to recent actions by several Cincinnati Reds baserunners. Earlier in
the week, Don Hoak and Johnny Temple had intentionally interfered with batted
balls as a way of preventing double plays. The rule gives the batter a single
and the runner, if hit by the batted ball, is out and the play is dead.
1958 - Arnold Palmer struggled to a final round 73, one over par, but still
won the first of his four Masters championships. Palmer finished at 284, one
shot better than Doug Ford and Fred Hawkins. He would win the tournament again
in 1960, 1962 (in a playoff) and 1964.
http://www.palmergolf.com/
1959 - The canal incorporated into a seaway opened a 400-mile waterway
between Montreal and Lake Erie, connecting the St. Lawrence River with the Great
Lakes. It formed part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, 2,342 miles long, which
allowed oceangoing ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to Duluth, MN.
1960 - Elvis Presley's first release since leaving the US Army, "Stuck On
You" tops the Billboard chart. The record had been so highly anticipated, it
sold over one million copies before it was even recorded.
1960 - With the Folk music craze in full swing, The Brothers Four enjoyed
their biggest hit as "Greenfields" reached #2 on the Billboard chart.
1961 - Robert Noyce patented the integrated circuit which he invented with
Jack Kilby. Noyce, nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley," co-founded Fairchild
Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel in 1968.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that General William
Westmoreland will replace Gen. Paul Harkins as head of US Military Assistance
Command Vietnam (MACV) as of 20 June. The assignment would put Westmoreland in
charge of all American military forces in Vietnam. One of the war's most
controversial figures, General Westmoreland was given many honors when the
fighting was going well, but when the war turned sour, many Americans saw him as
a cause of US problems in Vietnam. Negative feeling about Westmoreland grew
particularly strong following the Tet Offensive of 1968, when he had requested a
large number of additional troops for deployment to Vietnam. On 22 March 1968,
President Johnson announced that Westmoreland would leave South Vietnam to take
on the post of Army Chief of Staff; Gen. Creighton Abrams replaced him as the
senior US commander in South Vietnam.
1964 - Dionne Warwick's "Walk on By" enters the Hot 100. Her fifth and thus
far, biggest hit will eventually get to #6 on the chart for 13 weeks.
1964 - Peter and Gordon reach Number One on the U.K. pop chart with "World
without Love," a song composed by Paul McCartney of the Beatles
1965 - Backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Dylan takes the stage
at the Newport Folk Festival and plays his first-ever set of electric songs,
horrifying many (but, contrary to legend, not all) in the crowd. After three
songs, an upset Dylan says "Let's go, man, that's all," and the band leave the
stage, only to be coaxed back out by Peter, Paul and Mary to play two more
originals in the more "appropriate" acoustic manner. (Mainly because the band, a
last-minute idea of Dylan's, only knew the three songs.)
1967 - Abortion first legalized: the first law legalizing abortion in the US
was signed by Colorado Governor John Arthur Love. The law allowed therapeutic
abortions in cases in which a three-doctor panel unanimously agreed.
1967 - STUMPF, KENNETH E., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant (then Sp4c.), U.S. Army, Company C, 1st
Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Duc Pho,
Republic of Vietnam, 25 April 1967. Entered service at: Milwaukee, Wis. Born: 28
September 1944, Neenah, Wis. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. S/Sgt.
Stumpf distinguished himself while serving as a squad leader of the 3d Platoon,
Company C, on a search and destroy mission. As S/Sgt. Stumpf's company
approached a village, it encountered a North Vietnamese rifle company occupying
a well-fortified bunker complex. During the initial contact, 3 men from his
squad fell wounded in front of a hostile machinegun emplacement. The enemy's
heavy volume of fire prevented the unit from moving to the aid of the injured
men, but S/Sgt. Stumpf left his secure position in a deep trench and ran through
the barrage of incoming rounds to reach his wounded comrades. He picked up 1 of
the men and carried him back to the safety of the trench. Twice more S/Sgt.
Stumpf dashed forward while the enemy turned automatic weapons and machineguns
upon him, yet he managed to rescue the remaining 2 wounded squad members. He
then organized his squad and led an assault against several enemy bunkers from
which continuously heavy fire was being received He and his squad successfully
eliminated 2 of the bunker positions, but one to the front of the advancing
platoon remained a serious threat. Arming himself with extra hand grenades,
S/Sgt. Stumpf ran over open ground, through a volley of fire directed at him by
a determined enemy, toward the machinegun position. As he reached the bunker, he
threw a hand grenade through the aperture. It was immediately returned by the
occupants, forcing S/Sgt. Stumpf to take cover. Undaunted, he pulled the pins on
2 more grenades, held them for a few seconds after activation, then hurled them
into the position, this time successfully destroying the emplacement. With the
elimination of this key position, his unit was able to assault and overrun the
enemy. S/Sgt. Stumpf's relentless spirit of aggressiveness, intrepidity, and
ultimate concern for the lives of his men, are in the highest traditions of the
military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army.
1967 - Just days after completing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band",
The Beatles laid down tracks for "Magical Mystery Tour" at Abbey Road studios in
London.
1968 - SPRAYBERRY, JAMES M., Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Captain (then 1st Lt.), U.S. Army, Company D, 5th
Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). Place and date:
Republic of Vietnam, 25 April 1968. Entered service at: Montgomery, Ala. Born:
24 April 1947, LaGrange, Ga. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Capt.
Sprayberry, Armor, U.S. Army, distinguished himself by exceptional bravery while
serving as executive officer of Company D. His company commander and a great
number of the men were wounded and separated from the main body of the company.
A daylight attempt to rescue them was driven back by the well-entrenched enemy's
heavy fire. Capt. Sprayberry then organized and led a volunteer night patrol to
eliminate the intervening enemy bunkers and to relieve the surrounded element.
The patrol soon began receiving enemy machinegun fire. Capt. Sprayberry quickly
moved the men to protective cover and without regard for his own safety, crawled
within close range of the bunker from which the fire was coming. He silenced the
machinegun with a hand grenade. Identifying several l-man enemy positions
nearby, Capt. Sprayberry immediately attacked them with the rest of his
grenades. He crawled back for more grenades and when 2 grenades were thrown at
his men from a position to the front, Capt. Sprayberry, without hesitation,
again exposed himself and charged the enemy-held bunker killing its occupants
with a grenade. Placing 2 men to cover his advance, he crawled forward and
neutralized 3 more bunkers with grenades. Immediately thereafter, Capt.
Sprayberry was surprised by an enemy soldier who charged from a concealed
position. He killed the soldier with his pistol and with continuing disregard
for the danger neutralized another enemy emplacement. Capt. Sprayberry then
established radio contact with the isolated men, directing them toward his
position. When the 2 elements made contact he organized his men into litter
parties to evacuate the wounded. As the evacuation was nearing completion, he
observed an enemy machinegun position which he silenced with a grenade. Capt.
Sprayberry returned to the rescue party, established security, and moved to
friendly lines with the wounded. This rescue operation, which lasted
approximately 71/2 hours, saved the lives of many of his fellow soldiers. Capt.
Sprayberry personally killed 12 enemy soldiers, eliminated 2 machineguns, and
destroyed numerous enemy bunkers. Capt. Sprayberry's indomitable spirit and
gallant action at great personal risk to his life are in keeping with the
highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon
himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
1969 - At the end of their gig at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Crosby,
Stills and Nash invite Neil Young on stage to back them on a couple of songs,
and they like the result so much he almost immediately becomes part of the
band.
1970 - DJs around the U.S. played the new number one song, "ABC", quite
often, as the Jackson 5 reached the number one spot in pop music for two weeks.
"ABC" was the second of four number one songs in a row for the group from Gary,
IN. "I Want You Back" was their first. "ABC" was one of 23 hits for Michael,
Tito, Jackie, Jermaine and Marlon. "ABC" was knocked out of first place by The
Guess Who and their hit, "American Woman".
1970 - The Carpenters' "(They Long To Be) Close To You" hits #1
1972 - Bill Sharman, ending his first year as head coach of the Los Angeles
Lakers, was named Coach of the Year in the National Basketball Association
(NBA). Sharman had a first year record of 69-13.
1973 - The group, The Sweet, received a gold record for the hit "Little
Willy". The English rocker band recorded four hits in addition to their first
million-seller, "Ballroom Blitz", "Fox on the Run", "Action" and "Love is like
Oxygen". "Little Willy" was a top-three hit, while the group’s other gold record
winner, "Fox on the Run" made it to the top five.
http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Sharman.htm
1974 - The National Football League adopted a 15-minute, sudden death
quarter in an effort to reduce the number of tie games. The league also moved
the goal posts from the goal line to the back line of the end zone to make it
more difficult to kick field goals.
1975 - The musical “A Chorus Line” debuts on Broadway, the first of what
would be 6,137 performances over fifteen years
1976 - Center fielder Rick Monday of the Chicago Cubs rescued an American
flag from two fans who ran onto the field and attempted to set it on fire. The
incident occurred in Dodger Stadium in the fourth inning of a 5-4, 10 inning
victory by the Dodgers.
1976 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Let Your Love Flow,'' Bellamy Brothers.
1977 - At a concert at the Saginaw, Michigan Civic Center, Elvis Presley
makes what will be the last recordings of his life. Three songs from the show
will appear, in heavily overdubbed mixes, on the posthumously released Presley
album, "Moody Blue."
1978 - Queen's single "We Are the Champions" was certified Platinum.
1979 - The film "Rock & Roll High School" starring the Ramones premiers.
1980 - President Jimmy Carter tells the American people about the hostage
rescue disaster in Iran.
1985 - "Big River (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)" opened at the
Eugene O’Neill Theatre on Broadway in New York City. The Tony Award-winning
score for the show was written by Roger Miller (his first Broadway production).
The show, about life on the Mississippi, with Daniel Jenkins in the starring
role of Huck Finn, ran for 1,005 performances and won the Tony for Best Musical
of the Year. "Big River" picked up several more Tony Awards: Featured Actor in a
Musical to Ron Richardson; Best Director (Musical) to Des McAnuff; Best Book
(Musical) to William Hauptman; and Best Scenic Designer and Lighting Designer to
Heidi Landesman and Richard Riddell respectively.
1988 - Top Hits
“Wishing Well” - Terence Trent D Arby
“Anything for You” - Gloria Estefan
“Angel” - Aerosmith
“Where Do Broken Hearts Go” - Whitney Houston
“Pink Cadillac” - Natalie Cole
1990 - Hubble Space Telescope: deployed by Discovery, the telescope is the
largest on-orbit observatory to date and is capable of imaging objects up to 14
billion light-years away. The resolution of images was expected to be seven to
ten times greater than images from Earth-based telescopes, since the Hubble
Space Telescope is not hampered by Earth's atmospheric distortion. Launched Apr
12, 1990, from Kennedy Space Center, FL. Unfortunately, the telescope's lenses
were defective, so the anticipated high quality of imaging was not realized. In
1993, however, the world watched as a shuttle crew successfully retrieved the
Hubble from orbit, executed the needed repair and replacement work and released
it into orbit once more. In December, 1999, the space shuttle Discovery was
launched to do extensive repairs on the telescope.
1990 - The Fender Stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix used to perform the "Star
Spangled Banner" at Woodstock is auctioned off in London for $295,000.
1993 - Top Hits
“Freak Me” - Silk
“Informer” - Snow
“Nothin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” - Dr. De
“I Have Nothing” (from the “Bodyguard”) - Whitney Houston
1994 - Yankee Stadium in New York holds their first "Joe DiMaggio Day,"
featuring Paul Simon singing "Mrs. Robinson" (and cheers when he gets to "Where
have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?").
1995 - The 257-day strike ends as the Dodgers beat the Marlins 8-7. The work
stoppage caused last season to end early, force the cancellation of World
Series, and delayed the opening of this season.
1996 - U2 began their first tour in more than four years before a sellout
crowd of 38,000 in Las Vegas. The band featured 11 songs from its "Pop Mart"
album but the audience reacted more enthusiastically to such U2 standards as
"Pride (in the Name of Love)" and "Where the Streets Have No Name." The glitzy
and extravagant show featured what was billed as the world's biggest TV screen
and the band emerging from an enormous lemon-shaped mirror ball suspended above
the stage.
1998 - The 'Iron Man's' streak continues as Cal Ripken plays in his 2,500th
consecutive game as the Orioles host the A's at Camden Yards.
2001 - Padres' outfielder Rickey Henderson, 42, breaks the career walks
record established by Babe Ruth when he receives his 2,063rd base on balls.
2002 - Top Hits
“Foolish” - Ashanti
“What’s Luv” - Fat Joe featuring Ashanti
“U Don’t Have to Call” - Usher
“I Need a Girl” (part 1) - P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon
“Ain’t It Funny” - Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
2012 - In Illinois, a Cook County Circuit Court ruled that the tax
Amazon.com levied on Internet businesses is unconstitutional.

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