Sunday’s Nostalgic News – May 21

“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”

• 1819 – Bicycles were first seen in the U.S. in New York City. They were originally known as “swift walkers.”
• 1832 – In the U.S., the Democratic Party held its first national convention.
• 1904 – Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded.
• 1922 – The cartoon, “On the Road to Moscow,” by Rollin Kirby won a Pulitzer Prize. It was the first cartoon awarded the Pulitzer.
• 1968 – Rolling Stone Brian Jones appeared at Great Marlborough Street Magistrates court, London on a charge of possession of marijuana, Jones was released on £200 bail.
• 1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a ten-day “bed-in” in Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

• 1980 – The movie “The Empire Strikes Back” was released.
• 1980 – Joe Strummer of The Clash was arrested at a much-troubled gig in Hamburg, Germany, after smashing his guitar over the head of a member of the audience; he was released after an alcohol test proved negative.
• 1998 – Microsoft and Sega announced that they are collaborating on a home video game system.

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