Memories of History's posterous

Jan 12

Jan 12, 1966 - "Batman" debuted on ABC-TV.

Jan 11

Jan. 11, 1902 - "Popular Mechanics" magazine was published for the first time.

Jan 10

Jan. 10, 1969 - The final issue of The Saturday Evening Post appeared after 147 years of publication.

Jan 9

Jan. 9, 1929 - The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville, TN. The company's purpose was to train dogs to guide the blind.

Jan 8

Jan. 8, 1790 - In the United States, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address.

Jan 7

Jan. 7, 1782 - The Bank of North America opened in Philadelphia. It was the first commercial bank in the United States.

Jan 6

Jan. 6, 1968 - Gibson patented its Flying V electric guitar.

Jan 5

Jan. 5, 1933 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began.
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Jan 4

Jan. 4, 1936 - The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine.

Jan 3

Jan. 3, 1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.