Today in 1969,Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigned…under threat of impeachment over ethics violations. Today in 1963,the last Project Mercury space flight was launched – it was theUnited States' first man-in-space program. Today in 1958,Sputnik III, the first space laboratory,was launched by the Soviet Union. Similar women’s units were set up in the next six months including Navy WAVES, the SPARS of the Coast Guard and the (civil) Women Airforce Service Pilots. General Douglas MacArthur claimed the WACs as his best soldiers claiming they worked harder, complained less, and were more disciplined than men. Today in 1942,Congress created the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WACS) during the war. Today in 1942,gas rationing went into effect across 27 U.S. The 15 cent hamburger became a staple for McDonalds. It wasn’t until 1948, after restaurant repairs, that the partners made McDonalds into a self-service drive-in restaurant with a smaller menu of nine items: hamburgers, cheeseburger, soft drinks, milk, coffee, potato chips and a slice of pie. Today in 1940,McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.Dick and Morris "Mac" McDonaldopened McDonald’s Bar-B-Q restaurant with a drive in featuring a large menu and carhop service. airmail service began between Washington, Philadelphia and New York. Today in 1918,the first flights for the new U.S. Today in 1905,Las Vegas, Nevada was founded. Today in 1897,the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee,the first-ever LGBT rights organization, was founded in Berlin by Magnus Hirschfeld. Today in 1869,National Woman Suffrage Association was founded by Susan B.
Department of Agriculture was created by an act of Congress. It’s now known as (as the much more suitably named)Friends Hospital. Today in 1817,the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason,which was the first private mental health hospital in the United States, opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Retirement Planning Show w/ Rick Nye.
Retirement Wealth Planning w/ Dave Mortach.