Today in History May 16th
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1988
US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop reports on the addictive properties of nicotine, described as on par with cocaine and heroin. A dedicated campaigner against smoking, his public advocacy will be credited with helping spur declines in cigarette use during his tenure and beyond.
1929
On this day in 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hands out its first awards, at a dinner party for around 250 people held in the Blossom Room of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California.
1964
Mary Wells gives Motown Records its first #1 hit with “My Guy”
1980
Basketball great, Magic Johnson, plays center as a rookie, wins championships
1956
On this day in 1956, executives from the Detroit-based automotive giant General Motors (GM) dedicate the new GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. Costing around $100 million–or about half a billion in today’s dollars–to develop and staffed by around 4,000 scientists, …read more
No birthdays this week, my body is rejecting me. Hope you have a great afternoon. M
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Dates that are recalled as part of the story that does not end. Good for giving us to know her.
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Thank you 🙂
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Such a small audience for the first motion picture awards. How interesting.
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🙂
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This is so awesome to read / and not to be questioning – but how come you do not do the dates chronologically?
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Lazy….I got out of habit. you make a good point. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Survivors Blog Here.
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