The first Starbucks was opened #55yearsagotoday in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker, the original location sold coffee beans, tea, coffee grinders/makers and tea pots among other things. Starbucks began selling brewed coffee drinks in 1982.
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#55YearsAgoToday #Talia debuted in @dc.com #DetectiveComics #411 introduced as the #daughter of #RasAhGhul & #AnApparentCaptive of #DrDarrk #Batman rescues her & #sheKillsDarrk & appears in #BatmanComics #theFollowingMonth #whereHerFatherMakesHisDebut #goesOnToBearBatmanASon #Robin #DamianWayne
#55YearsAgoToday #GrannyGoodness debuted in @dc.com #MisterMiracle #comics #2 with the #tagline: #ToKnowHerIsToHateHer! #brutal4thWorldBattleaxe #JackKirby modeledAfter #PhyllisDiller wHerPrecious #Overlord &his #XPit torments #ScottFree #The1stEscapeeFromHerInstitution #EdAsner her #animated voice
Clifford Smith, Jr. was born #55yearsagotoday. Smith joined the hip-hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan in 1992. Performing under the name, Method Man, Smith has appeared on 7 Wu-Tang Clan albums, released 7 solo albums, and 4 album collaborations. He also has over 100 film and TV credits.
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#55YearsAgoToday #DeepSix debuted in @dc.com #NewGods #comics #2 #Darkseid’s #aquaticStrikeForce onEarth with #thePowerToMutateOrganicSeaLife & led by #Slig who #Orion destroys in battle after he forces the reveal of #OrionsTrueAppearance also adversaries of #Aquaman & #TheSupermenOfAmerica
#55YearsAgoToday #Desaad debuted in @dc.com #NewGods #comics #2 #sadisticLackey to #Darkseid of #Apokolips who crafts both a #FearMachine & #toFurtherTormentHisVictims #HappylandAmusementPark which they’re #keptHiddenBelow & #forcedToWitnessTheFunFairAtmosphereAbove #animated voiced by #RobertMorse
#55YearsAgoToday #Mantis debuted in @dc.com #ForeverPeople #comics #2 #TheAwesomeDigger #earlyArrivalToEarthFromApokolips roused from his #PowerPod beneath #Metropolis by #Darkseid to take on #TheInfinityMan with #blastsOfVoltage #fridgidCold & #antiMatter but #skulksOffInDefeat to recharge
#55YearsAgoToday #TheComicsCodeAuthority relaxed restrictions against #comicbooks carrying its seal to allow for the portrayal of #previouslyOffLimitThemes featuring #policeCorruption #seduction #vampires #ghouls #werewolves (thanks to #Shelley #Stoker et al) however #zombies were still verboten
#55yearsagotoday, Charles Manson, Leslie Van Houten, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel were convicted of the Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969. The four were sentenced to death a few months later. The sentences were later commuted to life in prison. Manson and Atkins died in prison.
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"Knock Three Times" was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 #55yearsagotoday. Credited to a group called "Dawn," Tony Orlando sang lead with various session singers doing backup. Orlando eventually toured with Joyce Vincent and Telma Hopkins under the name Tony Orlando & Dawn.
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#55YearsAgoToday @dc.com #MisterMiracle #comics #1 debuted #ScottFree #JackKirby’s #JimSteranko-inspired #SuperEscapeArtist #Izaya of #NewGenesis’ son who #breaksFree from #Darkseid’s #Apokolips meets #ThaddeusBrown onEarth InConflict w #Intergang & after Brown’s death takesOverHisPerformancePersona
"All In The Family" premiered on CBS #55yearsagotoday. Starring Carroll O' Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers, and Rob Reiner, the series ran for 205 episodes in 9 seasons. Critically acclaimed, all 4 stars won Primetime Emmys for their performances. The show spawned 5 spin-offs
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#55YearsAgoToday #Starfire II debuted in @dc.com #AdventureComics #402 #FemaleCriminalMastermind who drugs #Supergirl #causingHerPowersToFadeInAndOut & for a period #TheGirlOfSteel employs an #exoSkeleton #toBoostHerStrength & #bootJets for flight prepared for her by #Kandor scientists
#55YearsAgoToday #Metron debuted in @DC.com #NewGods #comics #1 #MasterOfTheMobiusChair rides #TheDimensionalWindsOfTimeAndSpace #seekingKnowledgeAboveAllElse developed #TheBoomTube as #ANewConduitToEarth #previouslyLost in #TheFallOfTheOldGods while also dropping hints re: #Orion’s #trueParentage
#55YearsAgoToday #Highfather debuted in @dc.com #NewGods #comics #1 #Izaya #LeaderOfNewGenesis #goodnessAndLight to #Darkseid & #Apokolips’ darkness & possesses #TheWonderStaff as a #directLinkToTheSource he takes #Orion to receive it’s #flamingWrittenWord setting him off on his #missionToApokolips
#55YearsAgoToday #Lightray debuted in @dc.com #NewGods #comics #1 #joyousSuperBeing 1st to welcome #Orion on hisReturn to #NewGenesis #8YearsLater his #SecretOrigin revealing hisGivenName of #Sollis & how he gained his #LightBasedPowers after #exploringACraterAsAChild zapped by #mutatedEnergyBeings
#55YearsAgoToday #Orion debuted in @DC.com #NewGods #comics #1 #TheWielderOfTheAstroForce returns to #NewGenesis with a message from #TheSource re: a mission to #Apokolips where he battles #Kalibak & frees & #returnsFourPeopleToEarth who #Darkseid monitored to solve theSecret of #TheAntiLifeEquation
#55YearsAgoToday #NewGods #comics #1 saw #JackKirby fully introduce his #FourthWorld mythology of #NewGenesis & #Apokolips featuring #Highfather #Orion #Metron #Lightray & #Kalibak and soon explains #ThePact with #Darkseid & his quest for #TheAntiLifeEquation @dc.com runs for 11 issues
"The Tears of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles was the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 #55yearsagotoday. The song stayed on the chart for nine weeks and is certified silver in the UK. In 2002, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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#55YearsAgoToday @dc.com #FlashComics #203 revealed #IrisWest was born #IrisRussell in #The30thCentury & #adoptedByTheWests after being sent to #The20Century by #herParents who feared #nuclearDisaster in their era #herHusband #BarryAllen #TheSilverAgeFlash savesHer after shes pulled #backToTheFuture
The Environmental Protection Agency (better known by its initialism, EPA) began operations #55yearsagotoday. President Richard Nixon, who had originally proposed the agency in July 1970, signed an Executive Order to establish the agency.
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#55YearsAgoToday #TheSameDayTheOriginalCaptainMarvelDebuted but 31 years later #TheInfinityMan was introduced in @DC.com #ForeverPeople #comics #1 #NewGenesis #superBeing & #protector #bondedToThe4thWorldTeens #SwitchesPlaceWithThem when they connect to their #MotherBox & #speakTheWord: “ #Taaru! ”
#55YearsAgoToday #MotherBox #tech debuted in @DC.com #ForeverPeople #comics #1 #superIntuitivePortableDevice made available to #JackKirby’s #FourthWorld #NewGenesis series stars #multifunctionalHandHeld mainly used for summoning a #BoomTube for #teleport #transportation #ping ping ping
#55YearsAgoToday #TheForeverPeople #comics #1 #JackKirby’s #1stNewSeries upon returning @dc.com debuted introducing #The4thWorldFlowerChildren #BigBear #VykinTheBlack #MarkMoonrider #BeautifulDreamer & #Serafin & theyMeet #Superman who has #anExistentialCrisis & #considersLeavingEarth for #SuperTown
#55YearsAgoToday #TheGoldenGuardian debuted in @dc.com #Superman’s Pal #JimmyOlsen #comics #135 #clone of #JimHarper #TheGuardian from #The1940s who mentored #TheNewsboyLegion back then & #TheNowAdultTeam #cookHimUp to take on #AGiantMalevolentKryptoniteFueledCloneOfJimmy
Joan Crawford's final film, "Trog" was released #55yearsagotoday. Released as a double feature with "Taste the Blood of Dracula," the science fiction horror film was modestly successful commercially but critically panned. The movie now enjoys cult status among horror fans.
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Elgin Baylor Lumpkin was born #55yearsagotoday. Adopting the stage name Ginuwine, he was a member of Virginia-based Swing Mob before signing a record deal as a solo artist. He released his debut single, "Pony," in 1996. The album "Ginuwine...The Bachelor" went double platinum.
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#55yearsagotoday, Angela Davis, a former professor at UCLA, was apprehended by the FBI in New York City. Two months earlier, Davis had become the third woman added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for kidnapping and murder charges. Davis was later acquitted of all charges in 1972.
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#55YearsAgoToday #Darkseid debuted in #SupermansPal #JimmyOlsen #comics #134 #EvilLord of #Apokolips #JackKirby introduced on his return @dc.com after @marvelcomics.bsky.social & foreshadows his #NewGods #4thWorld #mythology #ComicsDarkSpaceGod carbon dates before #Thanos & #GeorgeLucas’ #DarthVader
