Vintage Memories That Make You Go AAH!
Rikid?zan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.
Nihon Puroresu Ky?kai (????????, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance or Japan[ese] Wrestling Association) was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in
Japan. It operated from 1953 to 1973. Founded by Rikidozan when he established a territory that would represent the National Wrestling Alliance […]
Continue reading " Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance, was stablished "
Medicare is a health insurance program administered by the
United States government, covering people who are either age 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.
It was originally signed into law on July 30, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson as amendments to Social Security legislation.
At the bill-signing ceremony President Johnson enrolled former President […]
Continue reading " Medicare Originally Signed into Law - 1965 "
The Thredbo landslide was a catastrophic landslide that occurred at the village and ski resort of
Thredbo, New South Wales, Australia.
Eighteen people died when the Bimbadeen and Carinya Lodges collapsed at Thredbo Alpine Village at 11:35pm on Wednesday 30 July 1997. About 3500 tonnes of debris came down the slope. John Cameron, a member of Brindabella […]
Continue reading " The Thredbo landslide. 1997. About 3500 tonnes of debris came down "
Saturn Corporation is a division of General Motors (GM) and a brand of automobiles. It was established on January 7, 1985 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM, and is active almost exclusively in the United States and
Canada.
GM began manufacturing Saturn automobiles in 1990, largely in response to the success of Japanese small-car imports in […]
Continue reading " The first Saturn automobile rolls off the assembly line 1990 "
Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. on July 30, 1975. He was never seen or heard from again.
In 1964, Hoffa was convicted of attempted bribery of a grand juror and jailed for 15 years. […]
On July 30 the trio, billed as The Blue Moon Boys, made their first appearance at the Overton Park Shell, with Slim Whitman headlining.
Presley is said to have been so nervous during this show that his legs shook uncontrollably. His wide-legged pants emphasized his leg movements, apparently causing the young women in the […]
Continue reading " Elvis Presley’s First Public Performance - 1954 "
I-58 was a Japanese B3-Type submarine in World War II. She was built in September 7, 1944 at
Yokosuka, Japan, purposely to launch Kaiten manned torpedoes.
She entered service on December 4. Commanded by Lieutenant Comdr. Mochitsura Hashimoto (1909-2000) she was responsible for sinking the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945
Continue reading " I-58 was responsible for sinking the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945 "
Luis Buñuel Portolés (February 22, 1900 – July 29, 1983) was a Spanish filmmaker who worked mainly in Mexico and France, but also in his native country and the
United States. He is considered one of the most important directors in the history of cinema.
He married Jeanne Rucar in a town hall in
Paris in 1934 and […]
Continue reading " Luis Buñuel Portolés died July 29, 1983 "
The supercarrier USS Forrestal (CV-59), formerly AVT-59 and CVA-59, was named after former Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal and was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers
In July 1967, Forrestal departed Norfolk for duty in waters off Vietnam. In the Gulf of Tonkin on 29 July, Forrestal had been […]
Continue reading " USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin - 1967 "
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their engagement became official February 24, 1981 and they married at St Paul’s Cathedral on 29 July 1981, watched by a global audience of millions.
Their sons, Princes William and Henry (Harry), are second and third in line to the thrones of […]
Continue reading " Lady Diana Spencer Marries Prince Charles - 1981 "
