Bob turns 93 on Thursday, June 4!
Who else was born in June 1922? John McNamara (baseball), Judy Garland (actress – think Wizard of Oz and Liza Minelli’s mother), Charlie Sifford (golfer), and Bill Blass (fashion designer to Nancy Reagan). Other notables born in 1922 – Betty White, Stan Lee, Doris Day, Ava Gardner, Carl Reiner…
A few facts from 1922:
- Warren G. Harding was president.
- The first Reader’s Digest was published.
- Great Britain grants Egypt independence.
- Construction begins on Yankee Stadium.
- Radio stations are being licensed around the country. BBC begins daily broadcasts.
- Former Chicago Staleys play first NFL game as Chicago Bears, winning 6-0. Trivia question: Who did the Bears beat their first game?
- Howard Carter discovers the tomb of Tutankhamen.
- Mussolini forms government in Italy, granted dictator powers for 1 year. Hirohito crowned prince regent in Japan. Hitler is released from jail and speaks to 50,000 national-socialists in Munich.
- Nobel prize awarded to Albert Einstein.
Happy Birthday from all your friends at Greater Omaha Kiwanis Club.