1971
Concert promoter Bill Graham hosts the final show at the Fillmore East, with performances by Albert King, The J. Geils Band, The Beach Boys, and The Allman Brothers Band, among others. The venue had featured iconic acts since 1968 but proved to be too small for the growing concert industry.
1972
Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, designers of the first arcade video game, ‘Computer Space,’ incorporate their new firm, Atari. It will help transform the industry as Atari’s design engineer Al Alcorn gets things rolling, or at least gliding, with his first creation, ‘Pong.’
1985
It’s too late to get hip to timely Route 66 tips, as the once heavily travelled highway spanning the US heartland from Chicago to L.A. (California) is officially decertified. Formerly stretching more than 2,000 miles, the giant US interstate highway system now renders the route obsolete.
BIRTHDAYS
ROSS PEROT 1930
HELEN KELLER 1880
J.J. ABRAMS 1966
BOB KEESHAN (CAPTAIN KANAGROO) 1927
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The first arcade video game in 1972… I wonder if those guys ever anticipated what could have followed after Atari..! Now I’m going to sound utterly stupid – Route 66 no longer exists?? xx
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I didn’t know that either! I quess there are pieces of left. Remember there are no should do’s! You know your limit, push lightly. M
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