L-T-L
Looking back through a long tunnel of time
It is my birthday... Here are a few bits of trivia from the year I was born.
* The Planet Pluto was discovered as the 9th planet.
* The first woman Flight Attendant began working for United Airlines.
* The comic strip first appeared in newspapers. Blondie started out as a pretty girl romance and became the most widely read strip in comic art history.
* Babe Ruth was given a two year contract worth $160,000
* Snickers Candy Bars were introduced by Mars, Inc.
* Hostess Twinkies were introduced by Continental Baking.
* New York City rejected the use of "amber" colored traffic lights and started installing "red" lights on a test basis.
* Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label.
* Toll House Cookies were invented by Ruth Wakefield.
* Dry Ice was introduced commercially in the United States for keeping ice cream.
* Clint Eastwood, Neil Armstrong and Sean Connery were born.
* The Veterans Administration was created to help America's veterans.
* Grant Woods completed "American Gothic."
* L-T-L was born in Meadville Pennsylvania :-)
It was an interesting year! Some might even say a good year!
Looking back through a long tunnel of time
It is my birthday... Here are a few bits of trivia from the year I was born.
* The Planet Pluto was discovered as the 9th planet.
* The first woman Flight Attendant began working for United Airlines.
* The comic strip first appeared in newspapers. Blondie started out as a pretty girl romance and became the most widely read strip in comic art history.
* Babe Ruth was given a two year contract worth $160,000
* Snickers Candy Bars were introduced by Mars, Inc.
* Hostess Twinkies were introduced by Continental Baking.
* New York City rejected the use of "amber" colored traffic lights and started installing "red" lights on a test basis.
* Sliced bread was introduced under the Wonder Bread label.
* Toll House Cookies were invented by Ruth Wakefield.
* Dry Ice was introduced commercially in the United States for keeping ice cream.
* Clint Eastwood, Neil Armstrong and Sean Connery were born.
* The Veterans Administration was created to help America's veterans.
* Grant Woods completed "American Gothic."
* L-T-L was born in Meadville Pennsylvania :-)
It was an interesting year! Some might even say a good year!