“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”
- 1928 – Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc.
- 1929 – Warner Brothers debuted “On With The Show” in New York City. It was the first all-color-talking picture.
- 1937 – U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington, DC, signaling that vehicular traffic could cross the newly opened Golden Gate Bridge in California.
- 1953 – The Walt Disney film “Melody” premiered in the Paramount Theatre in Hollywood. The picture was the first 3-D cartoon.http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2aqhw1_melody-1953_shortfilms
- 1969 – Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull were arrested at their London home and charged with possession of cannabis, they were both later released on £50 ($85) bail.
- 1988 – Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler married his second wife clothing designer Teresa Barrick. The couple announced they were separating due to personal problems in February 2005.
- 1996 – U.S. President Clinton’s former business partners in the Whitewater land deal were convicted of fraud.
- 1996 – Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan was rushed to Cedars Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles after an apparent drug overdose. The singer was later arrested for possession of cocaine and heroin.
- 2015 – The Observatory at One World Trade Center officially opened.
“NATIONAL DAYS”
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