{"id":27847,"date":"2023-03-14T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T04:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=27847"},"modified":"2023-03-20T09:05:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:05:36","slug":"keener-today-march-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=27847","title":{"rendered":"Keener Today – March 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today in 1956\u2026The movie “Rock Around the Clock<\/b>,” starring Bill Haley and His Comets, Alan Freed, the Platters, and Freddie Bell, had its world premiere in Washington, DC<\/p>\n

Although ratings for the Academy Awards jumped 12% year over year, the 18 million viewers ranked 4th worst in the televised history of the event. HBO\/MAX’s “The Last of Us” drew 8 million eyeballs in the same time period.<\/p>\n

According to a recent Zola study the cost of getting married continues to rise. The average cost of a wedding in 2023 will be $29,000 \u2014 up from $28,000 in 2022.<\/div>\n
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Know somebody who suffers from migraines? The FDA just approved a first-of-its-kind nasal spray<\/a> to treat its symptoms.<\/div>\n
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Tesla is relaunching its Powerwall residential battery, two years after restricting sales of the product due to supply constraints. Customers can now buy a stand alone Powerwall, for $9,200 through Tesla website, separate from the necessary roof mounted $12,000 dollar solar panels.<\/div>\n

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Today in History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1794\u2026Eli Whitney received a\u00a0patent for his cotton gin<\/b>, a mechanical device that removes the seeds from cotton and one of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution. The word gin is short<\/p>\n

1914\u2026Henry Ford announced his\u00a0new continuous motion method to assemble cars<\/b>\u00a0that reduced the time it took to make a car from 12\u00bd hours to 93 minutes.<\/p>\n

1923\u2026Warren Harding became the\u00a0first U.S. president to file an income tax return<\/b>.<\/p>\n

1958…The\u00a0first Gold Record was awarded<\/b>\u00a0to Perry Como for his single, “Catch A Falling Star.”<\/p>\n

1964\u2026For the first time in British recording history,\u00a0all Top Ten UK singles were by British acts<\/b>: “Anyone Who Had A Heart” by Cilla Black, followed by “Bits and Pieces,” Dave Clark Five; “Little Children,” Billy J Kramer; “Diane,” Bachelors; “Not Fade Away,” Rolling Stones; “Just One Look,” Hollies; “Needles and Pins,” Searchers; “I Think Of You,” Merseybeats; “Boys Cry,” Eden Kane; and “Let Me Go Lover” Kathy Kirby.<\/p>\n

1965\u2026Petula Clark<\/b>\u00a0made her American television debut on CBS’s “The Ed Sullivan Show,” singing “Downtown” and “I Know A Place.”<\/p>\n

1972\u2026Carole King<\/strong>‘s Tapestry<\/strong> takes Album of The Year at the Grammy Awards. Carly Simon<\/strong> wins for Best New Artist.<\/p>\n

1980\u2026On his 47th<\/sup>\u00a0birthday,\u00a0Quincy Jones<\/b>\u00a0received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n

Singles Released Today (via DrRock.com<\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n

1963 – Gerry & The Pacemakers<\/strong> \u2022 \u201cHow Do You Do It?\u201d
\n1966 – Percy Sledge<\/strong> \u2022 \u201cWhen A Man Loves A Woman\u201d
\n1966 – The Byrds<\/strong> \u2022 \u201cEight Miles High\u201d
\n1975 – Nazareth<\/strong> \u2022 \u201cHair Of The Dog\u201d
\n1975 – Carpenters<\/strong> \u2022 \u201cOnly Yesterday\u201d<\/p>\n

Today’s Birthdays (via DrRock.com<\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n

1933 – Quincy Jones<\/strong> legendary producer. \u201cStuff Like That\u201d (#21, R&B #1, 1978), worked with Michael Jackson<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0Thriller<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Off The Wall.
\n1943 – Jim Pons<\/strong> Bassist for\u00a0The Leaves<\/strong>, then pop-rock\u00a0The<\/strong> Turtles<\/strong>, \u201cHappy Together\u201d (#1, 1967), then with\u00a0Frank Zappa<\/strong>\u2018s Mothers Of Invention
\n1943 – \u201cSugarfoot\u201d Bonner<\/strong> \/ (Leroy Roosevelt Bonner) Founding member, frontman and lead guitarist for influential R&B\/funk\u00a0The Ohio Players<\/strong>, \u201cLove Rollercoaster\u201d (#1, R&B #1, 1975) and six other Top 40 hits in the mid-70s, issued a lone solo album (Sugar Kiss, 1985), died from cancer on 1\/26\/2013, age 69
\n1945 – Michael Martin Murphey<\/strong> Grammy-winning Western swing. light country-rock, pop ballad and cowboy song singer and songwriter, \u201cWildfire\u201d (#3, 1975) and \u201cCarolina In The Pines\u201d (Country #9, 1985), wrote the New Mexico state song, \u201cThe Land Of Enchantment,\u201d concentrated on cowboy themes and Western music in the 90s and early 00s, shifted to bluegrass in the later 00s and continues to record and perform into the 10s
\n1945 – Walter Parazaider<\/strong> Saxophonist for pop-rock\u00a0Chicago<\/strong>, \u201cSaturday In The Park\u201d (#3, 1972) and five #1 albums during the 1970s
\n1947 – Jimmy O\u2019Rourke<\/strong> Guitarist and singer with blue-eyed soul one hit wonder\u00a0John Fred & His Playboy Band<\/strong>, \u201cJudy In Disguise (With Glasses)\u201d (#1, 1968)
\n1950 – Rick Dees<\/strong> \/ (Rigdon Osmond Dees III) Comedian, songwriter, musician, Los Angeles radio DJ (KIIS-FM) and host of the syndicated Weekly Top 40 Countdown, also known for the novelty-pop single \u201cDisco Duck\u201d (#1, 1976)
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