1955 Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering began selling the first transistor radios in Japan later this would become the Sony Corporation 1957 Comedian Oliver Hardy of Laurel and Hardy fame died

1945 The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan a sad day for all 1966 American President Lyndon B Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law to reduce the discrimination against minorities

1930 Neil Armstrong the first man to walk on the moon was born 1957 American Bandstand premiered on ABC network in USA bringing music each weak into american homes

1956 Elvis Presley released his song ” Hound Dog “ 2015 The Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announced the end of their relationship on Twitter

1934 Adolf Hitler combined the offices of Chancellor and President making him Fuhrer or the leader 1949 the BAA and NBL combined to become the NBA or National Basketball Association

1961 The Beatles played their first gig as house band at the Cavern Club in Liverpool England 2018 Apple became the first public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value