Vintage Facts

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DID YOU KNOW

First Gloves: Until 1870, American baseball players did not wear gloves when they played ball. That year, Cincinnati Red Stockings catcher, Doug Allison, decided his hands were too sore, so he fashioned half-fingered, buckskin mittens to wear - the first baseball glove used in a game.

We've Come a Long Way: The first electronic computer. which was introduced to the world over 50 years ago, was named ENIAC. It was 80 feet long. A personal computer in today's world can store a million times more information than this early model.

Paint Job: The Eiffel Tower, the famous landmark in Paris, is 1,063 feet high and consists of an iron framework supported on four masonry piers. Every seven years, the structure is repainted with dark brown paint - 50 tons of it.

- 1929 -

The first roller coaster in the United States is built.

In July, transcontinental air service begins with regularly scheduled trips between New York and Los Angeles. A $350 ticket will get you there in 48 hours.

The game of "beano" is first introduced in the U.S. at an Atlanta carnival. When a toy salesman takes the game to New York, its name changed to the familiar "Bingo".

On the evening of December 31st, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians play "Auld Long Syne" as a New Year's song for the first time.

The White House gets its first telephone.

1932-1934 Annual Earnings:

Coal Miner - $723.00
College Teacher - $3,111.00
Dentist - $2,300.00
Doctor - $3,382.00
Lawyer - $4,218.00
Registered Nurse - $936.00
United States Congressman - $8,663.00

My mother. She was born in 1907.