Spouse
1912
Jun 30
| 1912 • Arizona becomes the 48th U.S. state and the last of the contiguous United States which ends the American Frontier. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • Take It or Leave It makes its debut on CBS Radio, with Bob Hawk as host. |
1949
Jul
Age: 37y
| 1949 • The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models were sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff the car had no future in the U.S. (The Type 1 went on to become an automotive phenomenon.) |
1955
Aug 24
Age: 43y
birth of childMari K McGee |
| 1955 • United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. |
2000
Dec 30
Age: 88y
| 2000 • 405 The Movie, the first short film widely distributed on the Internet, is released. |
2001
Oct 10
Age: 89y
| 2001 • The Glocal Forum, leading international organization in the field of city-to-city cooperation, is established by Ambassador Uri Savir. |