The Grateful Dead played their last concert in 1995 after 30 years and over 2,300 live shows. The MLB All-Star game ended in a tie in 2002, only the second time in history. US President Zachary Taylor died in 1850 after serving just 16 months. The first woman was appointed to a permanent military rank by General Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1947. The largest wave in history hit Lituya Bay in Alaska in 1958. The deadliest train disaster in US history occurred in Nashville in 1918. Johnny Weissmuller broke the swimming world record for the 100m freestyle in 1922. South Africa was readmitted to the Olympics in 1991 after a 10-year ban. Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition opened in 1962. The world’s largest parade of Fiat cars took place in 2006.
The Grateful Dead gave their last performance. (1995) The band played for 30 years from 1965 until today in 1995 when it performed its last concert at Soldier Field in Chicago. During their 30s, they performed more than 2,300 live concerts. Lead guitarist and backbone of the band, Jerry Garcia, died a month after the final show.
The Major League Baseball All-Star game ended in a tie. (2002) The game ended in a 7-7 tie in the 11th inning when both teams ran out of pitchers. The commissioner of baseball, Bud Selig, stepped in and declared a tie, which resulted in boos from the fans. It was only the second time in history that the match ended in a draw. The first occurred on July 31, 1961, when the game was tied 1-1 at Fenway Park.
US President Zachary Taylor has died after serving just 16 months in office, the shortest time he has ever served in the US presidential office. (1850) Taylor, the twelfth president of the United States, died of cholera. He was the first US president to be elected without previously holding an elected position, and he was the last US president to own slaves. Upon his death, Millard Fillmore became the thirteenth president of the United States.
US General Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed the first woman to a permanent military rank. (1947) General Eisenhower, later to become the 34th president of the United States, appointed Florence Blanchfield to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the US Army.
The largest wave in history hit Lituya Bay in Southeast Alaska. (1958) The tsunami wave was 1,719 feet (524 meters) high – taller than the Empire State Building, which is 1,470 feet (448 meters) tall. It was caused by an earthquake and witness descriptions indicate it could have moved at 600 miles per hour (965 kilometers per hour). The wave destroyed 6m trees and reduced the coast to bedrock. He killed two people when he sank their boat, while two other boats went out with all the surviving passengers.
Two trains collided in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, killing 101 people – the deadliest train disaster in US history. (1918) In the Great Train Wreck of 1918, two passenger trains crossing Dutchman’s Curve in downtown Nashville collided at speeds of 50-60 miles per hour (80-96 kilometers per hour), leaving 101 dead and 171 injured. It is still considered the worst train disaster in US history.
The swimming world record for the 100m freestyle was broken, also breaking the “minutes barrier”. (1922) Johnny Weissmuller swam the race in a world record 58.6 seconds and was the first to swim under a minute. Weissmuller set 67 world records. After retiring from swimming, he became one of the most popular actors to play Tarzan, starring in six Tarzan films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
The Olympics have readmitted South Africa, lifting a 10-year ban. (1991) South Africa was banned from the 1964 Olympics due to its apartheid policy. The country returned to the games with the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Andy Warhol had his Campbell’s Soup Cans exhibition. (1962) Exhibition opens at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, causing some controversy over its commercialism. The controversy brought much attention to the exhibit and helped propel Warhol into pop art stardom.
The world’s largest parade of Fiat cars took place. (2006) The Fiat 500 Club Italia paraded the cars between the Italian cities of Garlenda and Villanova d’Albenga. The Guinness Book of Records recognizes it as the largest Fiat car parade. Fiat started production in 1899 and was the smallest mass-produced automobile available at the time.
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