Tuesday, December 2, 2008

1931... What a Wonderful Year

Some other things that happened in 1931 besides the birth of Larry Lamoureux...
  • President Hoover signs a bill designating "The Star Spangled Banner" as the National Anthem.
  • Legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne died in a plane crash.
  • Goodyear christened it's first blimp.
  • Inventor of the electric light and the phonograph, Thomas Edison dies.
  • The film "Dracula" is released starring Bela Lugosi.
Some other legends born in 1931:
  • Fellow Porsche fan, James Dean
  • Actress Joanne Woodward
  • USSR leader and Nobel winner Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Baseball great Willie Mays

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