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Tuesday’s Nostalgic News – May 30

“TV/RADIO TODAY”

  • 1963 – Lesley Gore made her first television appearance on American Bandstand on ABC.
  • 1975 – On “Midnight Special,” Joan Baez welcome Kool & the Gang into the studio.

  • 1980 – On “Midnight Special,” the Temptations hosted. The guests were Firefall and Robbie Dupree.
  • 1996 – Alan Whitaker from Penzance appeared on the UK TV quiz show Mastermind, his specialist subject being the Sex Pistols. He won a place in the semi-final of the show answering all but one of the 18 questions correctly.

“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”

  • 1868 – Memorial Day was observed widely for the first time in the U.S.
  • 1879 – William Vanderbilt renamed New York City’s Gilmore’s Garden to Madison Square Garden.
  • 1896 – The first automobile accident occurred in New York City.
  • 1922 – The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
photo: washingtonian.com
  • 1967 – Daredevil Evel Knievel jumped 16 automobiles in a row in a motorcycle stunt at Ascot Speedway in Gardena, CA.
  • 1966 – Dolly Parton and Carl Dean were married.
  • 1974 – Bernadette Whelan a 14 year-old David Cassidy fan died of heart failure four days after attending a concert of his. Over 1,000 other fans had to be given first aid during the White City Stadium show.
  • 1992 – Paul Simon and Edie Brickell were married.

“NATIONAL DAYS”

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