1881 Washington, D.C., History: Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American branch of the International Red Cross. She had nursed in the US Civil War. Solomons was a philanthropist who put up the money when good Christians would not do so.
1908 Chicago, Entertainment: The first horror movie screened, ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.’ This silent movie is now lost, but was well received by audiences and critics alike.
1914 Hibbing (Minnesota), Transportation: The first long distance bus company started with a single Hupmobile (as pictured below) and took the name ‘Greyhound’ in 1929. Now based in Dallas Texas Greyhound still does the driving to 3,800 destinations. Have ridden a few.
1932 St Johns (Newfoundland), Aviation: In twenty-nine hours and forty minutes Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Atlantic to Shannon in Ireland, as Lindberg had done in 1927. Well, I have been to St Johns but with Air Canada.
1999 Los Angeles, Entertainment: After eighteen nominations, Susan Lucci on the nineteenth nomination gained the Daytime Emmy for best actress in ‘All My Children.’ She politely ate a lot of crow the previous eighteen times at the presentation dinners.
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