I didn’t have a Walkman at least not until they came out with the CD version. Nope, I had a knock off made by a company named Craig. But, that Craig, played hours and hours of music. I believe it still worked when I threw it out years later, when I got the Sony Diskman. And that thing was infuriating. If you breathed too closely to it, it would skip. Ah… the good old days. Anyway read on and see why I am reminiscing.
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Today in History:
Sony Walkman Makes Music Portable
July 1, 1979 The first Sony Walkman, the TPS-L2, goes on sale in Japan. It would go on sale in the US about a year later. By allowing owners to carry their personal music with them, the Walkman and their iconic headphones introduce a revolution in listening habits and popular culture at large.
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Also of interest on July 1st
· 1903 – Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
· 1908 – SOS is adopted as the international distress signal .
· 1922 – The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States.
· 1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
· 1931 – Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.
· 1932 – Australia’s national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , was formed.
· 1946 – Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
· 1958 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave .
· 1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail .
· 1966 – The first color television transmission in Canada takes place from Toronto.
· 1968 – The United States Central Intelligence Agency 's Phoenix Program is officially established.
· 1980 – " O Canada " officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
· 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA .
· 1987 – The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world’s first all-sports radio station.
· 2004 – Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
· 2013 – Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union .
· 2020 – The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA.
Births on This Day
· 1934 – Jamie Farr , American actor
· 1945 – Debbie Harry , American singer-songwriter and actress
· 1952 – Dan Aykroyd , Canadian actor, producer and screenwriter
· 1961 – Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)
· 1963 – Roddy Bottum , American singer and keyboard player
· 1967 – Pamela Anderson , Canadian-American model and actress
· 1971 – Missy Elliott , American rapper, producer, dancer and actress
· 1971 – Julianne Nicholson , American actress
· 1982 – Hilarie Burton , American actress
· 1995 – Savvy Shields , Miss America 2017
Deaths on This Day
· 1991 – Michael Landon , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1936)
· 1995 – Wolfman Jack , American radio host (b. 1938)
· 1996 – Margaux Hemingway , American model and actress (b. 1954)
· 1997 – Robert Mitchum , American actor (b. 1917)
· 1999 – Forrest Mars Sr. , American businessman, created M&M’s and the Mars bar (b. 1904)
· 2000 – Walter Matthau , American actor (b. 1920)
· 2004 – Marlon Brando , American actor and director (b. 1924)
· 2005 – Luther Vandross , American singer-songwriter and producer ( Change ) (b. 1951)
· 2009 – Karl Malden , American actor (b. 1912)
· 2012 – Alan G. Poindexter , American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961)
· 2013 – Charles Foley , American game designer, co-created Twister (b. 1930)
Holidays Today
July 1 Holidays & National Days | 2022 Calendar (nationaltoday.com)
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On the Menu Today
Easy Cajun Jambalaya: A versatile one-dish recipe - The Weary Chef
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What I am listening to today: https://youtu.be/xvoKjjF6Yf0
