#70YearsAgoToday #JackieGleasonAndTheHoneymooners #comics #1 debuted @dc.com running for 12 #biMonthly issues with most #covers featuring gags starring Gleason’s & #ArtCarney’s #EmmyAward winning character from the popular #sitcom that ran for 1 season on @CBS from Oct 1955 - Sept 1956
#70YearsAgoToday #BatmanJunior debuted in @dc.com #DetectiveComics #231 when #RobinTheBoyWonder detected that #Batman had this other #juniorCrimeFightingPartner before him #JohnVance who worked w #TheCapedCrusader to takeDown #BirrellBinter & #heReturnsToHelpHimAgain after Binter escapes from prison
#70YearsAgoToday #PowerBoy debuted in @dc.com #Superboy #comics #52 #ZarlVorne whose parents #rocketedHimToTheAsteroidJuno #ToSaveHimFromTheDestructionOfAncientAtlantis & heWakes from #suspendedAnimation #CenturiesLater with #powersLikeSuperboy tho they were negated in the presence of #TheBoyOfSteel
#70yearsagotoday, nineteen US Senators and eighty-two members of the US House of Representatives signed what is now known as the Southern Manifesto. The document, which opposed racial integration in public spaces, was drawn up in response to Brown v. Board of Education.
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Helmut Lang was born in Vienna, Austria #70yearsagotoday. Originally pursuing a career in business, Lang decided to pursue fashion. After opening studio in Vienna, Lang did runway shows in Paris. In the 90s, Lang moved his brand to New York. In 2005, Lang retired from fashion.
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#70YearsAgoToday & 20 yearsAfter #Scribbly #SheldonMayer’s #SugarAndSpike debuted @dc.com #twoToughTykes #juvenileComics stalwarts whoseSeriesRuns #bimonthly til 1971 #late90s rumored @warnerbrospictures.bsky.social filmGaveHope #WarnerBrosStudioStores #doorsWouldStayOpen wNew #kids #merch onShelves
Arsenio Hall was born #70yearsagotoday. After a stint in college, Hall pursued a career in comedy. Hall was eventually signed as one of the interim host of Fox's "The Late Show" which led to him being offered his own late-night talk show. "The Arsenio Hall Show" ran for 5 years.
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#70yearsagotoday, the home of Martin Luther King was bombed. King wasn't home but his wife, Coretta, their daughter, Yolanda, and a neighbor were inside. They were unharmed. King rushed home and convinced supporters not to riot in response. No one was ever prosecuted for the crime.
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Elvis Presley's first song to sell a million copies, "Heartbreak Hotel" was released #70yearsagotoday. It was the first single on Presley's first album with RCA. Within months, the song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the R&B and the Country a
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#70yearsagotoday, five Christian missionaries were killed by the Waorani people of Ecuador. The men, who had initiated contact with the isolated tribe the year before by exchanging gifts, were speared to death.
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott kicked off #70yearsagotoday. The boycott was launched after the arrest of Rosa Parks. The boycott ended on December 20, 1956 when the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ruled segregation unconstitutional.
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The Westboro Baptist Church, which was later designated as a hate group, held its very first service #70yearsagotoday. Founded as a branch of East Side Baptist Church in Topeka, the WBC's pastor, Fred Phelps broke away and became independent of any Baptist denomination.
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James Baldwin's "Notes of A Native Son" was published #70yearsagotoday while he lived in France. A book of essays, "Notes of A Native Son" was James Baldwin's first work of non-fiction and the first of several essay collections.
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#70yearsagotoday, a bomb exploded aboard United Airlines Flight 629, killing all 44 onboard. The bomber was the son of a passenger who hoped to collect insurance. Because there was no federal law against bombing an aircraft, the bomber was only charged with the murder of his mother.
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The first episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" aired on CBS #70yearsagotoday. For the last 3 years of its run, it was called "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour". The show ran for 361 episodes. Alfred Hitchcock himself only directed 17 of the episodes.
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"The Honeymooners" premiered on CBS #70yearsagotoday. Based on a recurring comedy sketch from Jackie Gleason's variety show, the series also featured Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph, and Art Carney. The show only ran for thirty-nine episodes before being canceled the next year.
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Gwendolyn L. Ifill was born #70yearsagotoday. Ifill held positions with various newspapers before becoming the Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC. In 1999, Ifill became the first Black woman to host a national political talk show, "Washington Week in Review."
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#70yearsagotoday, Little Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti" at J & M Studio in New Orleans.
The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2009, the US Library of Congress National Recording Registry added "Tutti Frutti" to its collection.
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"Gunsmoke" aired on television for the first time #70yearsagotoday. Originally broadcast on radio, the show was adapted for television. Starring James Arness, the show ran for 635 episodes and spawned five made-for-television movies.
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14 year old Emmett Till was lynched #70yearsagotoday. Accused of sexually harassing Carolyn Bryant, the wife of the proprietor of the local grocery store, Till was abducted by Bryant's husband and brother-in-law and murdered.
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The English-language premiere of "Waiting For Godot" opened in London #70yearsagotoday. Originally written in French by Irish author, Samuel Beckett, the play was initially met with hostility. However, strong reviews saved the run of the play.
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#70yearsagotoday, "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets was the #1 song on the Billboard charts. The song's popularity was helped by its inclusion in the movie, "Blackboard Jungle." The song was later used as the theme song for "Happy Days."
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#70YearsAgoToday #TheVikingPrince debuted in #TheBraveAndTheBold #comics #1 #Jon of #10thCentury #Scandinavia #anAmnesiacYouth #foundInTheWatersOffNorway by #VikingFisherman #CaptainOlaf & came to the attention of #BaronThorvald whoSought to destroy him but #theSecretRoyalRapscallion survived again!
#70YearsAgoToday #TheSilentKnight debuted in #TheBraveAndTheBold #comics #1 young #BrianKent finds a #regal #suitOfArmor in #TheForestPerilous & with the help of #APrizeHawk #Slasher he takes on the ruthless #SirOswald who slew his father in a #joustingMatch & goes on to #holdHisTongueAndDoGoodDeeds
#70YearsAgoToday #TheGoldenGladiator debuted in #TheBraveAndTheBold #comics #1 #gentleShepard #Marcus is banished to row #slaveShip #getsSwole as #AChainedGiant who brakes free to save the crew from #ALionEscapingTheHold sold as #gladiator tackles a bull #winsFreedom & #GoldenHelmet in #chariotRace
#70YearsAgoToday #TheBraveAndTheBold #comics debuted with #3NewAdventureStarsFromHundredsOfYearsInThePast & in 1959 the series introduces #TheSuicideSquad & #TheJusticeLeagueOfAmerica in 1964 #TheTeenTitans & turns into #ABatmanTeamUpTitle in 1965 til 1983 & #finalIssue intros #BatmanAndTheOutsiders
Clive Campbell was born in Jamaica #70yearsagotoday. Emigrating to The Bronx as a teen, Campbell began DJing at local parties. Adopting the stage name, DJ Kool Herc, Campbell began isolating and extending "the break" on dance tracks, an innovation key to the creation of hip-hop.
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Ray Kroc opened the first franchised McDonald's in Illinois #70yearsagotoday. McDonald's is now the world's largest fast food chain and employs approximately 150,000 people worldwide.
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#70YearsAgoToday #AceTheBatHound debuted in #Batman #comics #92 when #JohnWilker’s #GermanShepard helped #BruceWayne #rescueHisMaster & since #heHadDistinctMarkingsOnHisHead #Batman crafts a #batHood #toDisguiseHisID when Wilker dies & #leftHimToBruce & Batman #hadHimJoinHisCrimeFightingCrusade
