In 1890... French investor Edouard
Branley coins the term (radioconductor"); the first use of the
word "radio"
In 1926...KVI-AM, Seattle, Washington
began broadcasting.
In 1958…
- Jackie Wilson released the single "Lonely Teardrops," co-written by Berry Gordy, Jr.
- Ritchie Valens released the single "Donna" b/w "La Bamba."
- Brenda Lee released the single "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree."
In 1963…On live national television,
Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald,
President John F. Kennedy's accused assassin, as authorities were
preparing to transfer Oswald by armored car from the police basement
to the nearby county jail. Ruby's 1964 conviction and death sentence
were overturned in 1966 when an appellate court ruled that his motion
for a change of venue before the original trial should have been
granted. In December 1966, before a new trial could be arranged, Ruby
died of pneumonia while suffering from liver, lung, and brain cancer.
In 1974…During his infamous "Lost Weekend," John Lennon rehearsed with Elton John for Elton's upcoming Madison Square Garden performance, at which Lennon planned to make a surprise cameo appearance.
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