{"id":27353,"date":"2022-05-22T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=27353"},"modified":"2022-05-21T14:13:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T18:13:52","slug":"keener-today-may-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=27353","title":{"rendered":"Keener Today &#8211; May 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Today in 1967, Grinnell&#8217;s was asdvertising a 7&#8243;, 19 transistor portable black and white television set with AC cord and earphone for just $124.95. A rechargable battery was optional.<\/li>\n<li>Today in 1972, The hit musical Purlie was in the midst of it&#8217;s Fisher Theater Run. Al Martino and Ella Fitzgerald were on the marquee at the Elmwood Casino in Windsor and The Godfather was on the big screen at the Americana, Macomb, Showcase Cinema, Southgate and the Terrace.<\/li>\n<li>Today in 1977, The Citizens Band Radio craze was in full swing in Detroit. Radio Shack was offering expanded 40 channel models starting at $79.95 and a converter so you could hear CB traffic on your car radio for just $19.95<\/li>\n<li>Today in 1979, A report from the Commerce Department said that Michigan Residents were in the top 5th of the nation when it came to income. The data revealed that Michiganders earned an average of $8,442 each. But the same report noted that inflation was taking a bite out of the 11% income increase year over year.<\/li>\n<li>Today in 1982, British troops stormed ashore on the Falkland Islands, establishing a beachhead on the territory Argentina had claimed as their won seven weeks earlier.<\/li>\n<li>Today in 1987, an offer of free season tickets for either the Pistons or the Red Wings lured 8 fugitives into the hands of police. A certificat from CAP productions reeled in the bad guys, who found themselves in handcuffs when they showed up to claimn their prizes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1761 1st life insurance policy in North America is issued in Philadelphia<br \/>\n1849 Abraham Lincoln receives a patent (only US President to do so) for a device to lift a boat over shoals and obstructions<br \/>\n1900 Associated Press organizes in NYC as nonprofit news cooperative<br \/>\n1906 Wright Brothers are granted a patent for their &#8220;flying machine,&#8221; having applied for one 3 years earlier (patent no. 821,393)<br \/>\n1954 Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed<br \/>\n1956 The last weekly &#8220;Bob Hope Show&#8221; airs on NBC-TV. He signs a lifetime contract for specials on the network.<br \/>\n1965 Beatles&#8217; &#8220;Ticket to Ride&#8221; single goes #1<br \/>\n1966 18th Emmy Awards: &#8220;The Fugitive&#8221;, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore win<br \/>\n1985 &#8220;A View to a Kill&#8221;, 14th James Bond film, last to star Roger Moore, also starring Grace Jones and Christopher Walken, premieres in San Francisco<br \/>\n1986 American singer and actress Cher calls David Letterman an a**hole on his &#8220;Late Night&#8221; TV program (NBC)<br \/>\n1990 Microsoft releases Windows 3.0<br \/>\n1992 Johnny Carson&#8217;s final appearance as host of &#8220;The Tonight Show&#8221;<br \/>\n1996 Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation &#8211; Susan Lucci loses for 16th time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music released today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1964: Dave Clark Five, \u201cBits And Pieces\u201d [UK], Glad All Over, \u201cAll Of The Time\u201d<br \/>\n1970: Christie, \u201cYellow River\u201d, Christie, \u201cDown The Mississippi Line\u201d<br \/>\n1967: The Monkees, Headquarters LP<br \/>\n1975: Minnie Riperton, Adventures In Paradise LP<br \/>\n1979: Smokey Robinson, Where There\u2019s Smoke\u2026 LP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rock Birthdays: Via DrRock.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1924: Charles Aznavour \/ (Shahnour Aznavourian), The \u201cFrench Frank Sinatra\u201d, world-known French-Armenian music hall singer, songwriter, actor and diplomat, \u201cShe\u201d (UK #1, 1974)<br \/>\n1930: Jimmy Keyes, Founding member and first tenor vocals for one hit wonder R&amp;B\/doo wop The Chords, one of the earliest black groups to cross over to the pop charts with \u201cSh-Boom\u201d (#9, R&amp;B #3, 1954), died on 7\/22\/1995, age 65<br \/>\n1934: Peter Nero [Bernard Nierow], American conductor and pianist (A Sunday in NY; Philadelphia POPS), born in NYC, New York<br \/>\n1937: Kenny Ball, Brit traditional jazz trumpeter and bandleader, Kenny Ball &amp; His Jazzman, \u201cMidnight In Moscow\u201d (#2, 1962)<br \/>\n1941: Bruce Rowlands, Drummer in Joe Cocker\u2018s backing group The Grease Band, then joined renowned Brit folk-rock Fairport Convention, \u201cSi Tu Dos Partir\u201d (UK #21, 1969)<br \/>\n1941: Jackie Jackson \/ (Jackie Landry Jackson), Vocals for early R&amp;B\/pop girl group trio The Chantels, \u201cMaybe\u201d (#15, R&amp;B #2, 1958), one of the definitive songs of the genre, became a stenographer in the Bronx (NY) court system following her music career, died from breast cancer on 12\/23\/1997, age 56<br \/>\n1942: Calvin Simon, Vocals for R&amp;B\/doo wop The Parliaments, \u201c(I Wanna) Testify\u201d (#20, R&amp;B #3, 1967), then R&amp;B\/soul-funk (\u201cP-Funk\u201d) giants Parliament-Funkadelic, \u201cOne Nation Under A Groove\u201d (#31, 1978)<br \/>\n1949: Chris Butler, Lead guitarist and chief songwriter for New Wave pop-rock The Waitresses, \u201cI Know What Boys Like\u201d (Mainstream Rock #23, 1982), solo and record producer\/executive<br \/>\n1950: Bernie Taupin, Lyricist and renowned songwriting partner of Elton John with dozens of collaborative hits, also co-wrote Jefferson Starship\u2018s \u201cWe Built This City\u201d (#1, 1985), Heart\u2018s \u201cThese Dreams\u201d ( #1, 1986), and songs for Rod Stewart, Cher, The Motels, John Waite, Alice Cooper and multiple others<br \/>\n1954: Jerry Dammers, Founding member and keyboard play for ska revival\/punk rock The Specials, \u201cGhost Town\u201d (UK #1, 1981), producer and co-founder of 2 Tone Records<br \/>\n1955: Iva Davies, Welsh singer\/songwriter, guitarist, producer and film score composer, frontman for Aussie New Wave synth-pop\/pub rock Icehouse, \u201cElectric Blue\u201d (#7, 1987)<br \/>\n1955: Mary Black, Irish folk and contemporary pop-rock-blues singer and songwriter, \u201cColumbus\u201d (1989)<br \/>\n1959: Morrissey \/ (Steven Patrick Morrissey), Vocalist and lyricist, frontman for definitive Brit indie rock The Smiths, \u201cHeaven Knows I\u2019m Miserable Now\u201d (UK #10, 1984), solo, \u201cSuedehead\u201d (UK #5, 1988) and over 15 other UK Top 40 singles<br \/>\n1962: Jesse Valenzuela, Vocals and guitar for power-pop Gin Blossoms, \u201cFound Out About You\u201d (Modern Rock #1, 1994), solo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Notable Birthdays: Via OnThisDay.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1813 Richard Wagner, German composer (The Ring of the Nibelung, Flying Dutchman), born in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (d. 1883)<br \/>\n1859 Arthur Conan Doyle, British author who brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1930)<br \/>\n1907 Laurence Olivier, English actor (Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer), born in Dorking, Surrey (d. 1989)<br \/>\n1907 Herg\u00e9 [Georges Prosper Remi], Belgian comic book creator (The Adventures of Tintin), born in Etterbeek, Belgium (d. 1983)<br \/>\n1910 Johnny Olson, American radio personality and television announcer (The Price is Right), born in Windom, Minnesota (d. 1985)<br \/>\n1922 Judith Crist, American film critic (TV Guide, Today), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2012)<br \/>\n1922 Quinn Martin, American television producer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1987)<br \/>\n1927 Michael Constantine [Ioannides], American actor (Room 222 &#8211; &#8220;Mr. Kaufman&#8221;; Don&#8217;t Drink the Water; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)<br \/>\n1936 M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (The Road Less Traveled), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)<br \/>\n1938 Frank Converse, American actor (It&#8217;s About Time, Dr Cook&#8217;s Garden, Movin&#8217; On), born in St. Louis, Missouri<br \/>\n1938 Richard Benjamin, American director and actor (Goodbye Columbus, He &amp; She), born in NYC, New York<br \/>\n1938 Susan Strasberg, American actress (In Praise of Older Women, Manitou), born in NYC, New York<br \/>\n1940 Bernard Shaw, American news correspondant (CBS, CNN), born in Chicago, Illinois<br \/>\n1940 Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don&#8217;t They), born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (d. 2011)<br \/>\n1941 Paul Winfield, American actor (Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)<br \/>\n1970 Naomi Campbell, English model and actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped), born in London, England<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in 1967, Grinnell&#8217;s was asdvertising a 7&#8243;, 19 transistor portable black and white television set with AC cord and earphone for just $124.95. A rechargable battery was optional. Today in 1972, The hit musical Purlie was in the midst of it&#8217;s Fisher Theater Run. Al Martino and Ella Fitzgerald were on the marquee at the Elmwood Casino in Windsor and The Godfather was on the big screen at the Americana, Macomb, Showcase Cinema, Southgate and the Terrace. Today in 1977, The Citizens Band Radio craze was in full swing in Detroit. 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