I read "Gracie a Love Story" written by George Burns many yrs ago. You cannot read that wonderful book w/o shedding a tear at times. She was quite a woman and ahead of her time. May she and George rest in eternal peace.
To think we lost Gracie Allen, Harpo Marx, and Stan Laurel all within six months. Such tremendous losses not only for the comedic community, but the entertainment industry as well.
In looking at the image of Matilde Moisant, it is clear that she is sporting a decorative pendant incorporating a swastika. I did a quick check and it seems she stopped flying permanently in 1912, and this image was clearly snapped before that date. A little more checking revealed that up to the early 20th century (long before the Nazis) the swastika, a sacred symbol in Hinduism and Buhdism, was often used as a symbol of luck and was used in ornaments like this. Anyway I was curious and wanted to avoid any uninformed piling on against her in case anyone saw the symbol and didn't do homework. This is not to say that NO famous American aviator had an intellectual love affair with the Third Reich and eugenics....but that's a story for another day.
Yes, I have a wonderful framed picture of Ganesha and his palm facing the viewer - has a red swastika on it. It is an ancient religious symbol in Hinduism.
Thank u for ur lovely tributes. The 1960s, were a really turbulent time. I thank those 3 men, for their contributions twds the Civil rights movement. RIP Sam Cooke. And may God bless all of the decedents.🕊💐🌻🪽
R.I.P. to Kathryn Cord as Mrs. McGillicuddy on I Love Lucy and Perry Mason. Seems like their were too many actors, actresses and singers that died too young from Cancer, Strokes, Pneumonia or Drug Overdoses. Sad.
And that Evil White Supremacist Movement is raising it's evil head again in America right now, they want to take us back to those Dark days, when they Thought America was "Great" We must be forever vigilant and make sure those Civil Rights workers did NOT die in vain
Wonderful how you keep the memories of these greats alive... wow, Sam Cooke has been gone all this time! I was 3 years old in 1964 and got to share the air with all of these. Thank you. ❤
I have loved Alan Ladd all my life. His films are always fan to watch. I collect them in dvd and trying to get all those from the thirties in which he was extra or supporting player. God bless him for all the joy he has given us.
Thank you for this video. One person who could have been included was the charismatic and very popular race car driver Eddie Sachs, who was affectionately called The Clown Prince Of Auto Racing. Eddie was a great race car driver, who won the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 in1960 and 1961and came second in the 1961 race. Sachs seemed destined for an Indy 500 win in his career but it never came. Unfortunately, Eddie was killed on May 30, 1964 during the running of the Indy 500 when he was involved in a fiery and horrific accident which was caused by rookie driver Dave MacDonald. To make matters worse, MacDonald was driving a relatively unsafe car and had been warned by other drivers about taking part in the big race.
Nancy Astor was the second female MP in the UK, but she was the first to take her seat. The first, Constance Markievicz, was an Irish Republican and refused to appear in the House of Commons or pledge allegiance to the King.
I like this channel, the channel producers should consider using the same format and length to do a history recap of year. Maybe a second channel that focuses on history.
Kitty Genovese's murder was a very sad event that had to lead to the development of the 9-1-1 system, only good thing was the killer was caught soon after and spent the rest of his miserable life in prison.
@@shaider1982 Well they say the numbers were exaggerated by the press, but no matter what the true number was it doesn't change the fact that people still saw and or heard what was happening and still did nothing to help her. Just like the case in 1965 with Sylvia Likens, the neighbors heard and some saw what was happening to that poor girl but nobody did anything to help her because they didn't want to get involved.
@@shaider1982Yes, I remember reading that the law enforcement had to cover the fact that the response was slow. Many people said they called the police and even yelled out of their window because they couldn’t tell where the screams came from.
You included Fireball Roberts, but you forgot another NASCAR driver who died early in the year - Joe Weatherly, the so-called 'clown prince of NASCAR', who died in a racing accident at Riverside Raceway in California on January 19th at age 41. He was the defending (and two-time) champion of the NASCAR Grand National Series (today known as just the NASCAR Cup Series) at the time of his fatal accident.
Nancy Aster was the target of one of the greatest verbal comebacks in History. At a cocktail party she approached Winston Churchill and told him "Winston if I were your wife, I'd poison you, to which Churchill replied, "Nancy if you were my wife, I'd take it."
So many people died of pneumonia - I had pneumonia 2x in my life once as a child and once later in life. Never thought of pneumonia as life threatening.
They didn't have the meds that we have now. Cholesterol pills, High Blood Pressure pills, etc. People didn't take care of themselves. We still have heart attacks but there's nothing you can do about that. Its up to you to take care of yourself. 😷💉💉👨🏻⚕👨🏻⚕
Oh yeh, I too wish for the good old days. I think once you pass on, you can go back to your desired decade same age you were then. Maybe you want to right a wrong, take care of your children the right way? It's possible. But once you're in heaven, you don't want to leave 🤗 ✝ 🙏🏻 💖 ⛪
You struck out leaving Fred Hutchinson off this list. He was 51 when he died of lung cancer in 1964. His death opened the door for St. Louis to steal the 1964 World Series. And you struck out leaving out Johnny Keane Cardinals manager of this "Bob Handley" team. He died in 1967 at age 58.
The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals wouldn't have won the National League pennant if it wasn't for the Phillies infamous collapse at season's end by losing their last ten games.
Seem most who died of natural causes in that era died from non-cancer reasons even though smoking was very common then. Today cancer is the most prevalent.
Note: the story that "38 people watched Kity Genovese stabbed to death" was a myth. The people heard something but it was not cleat what was happening.
*Rudy Lewis* was supposed to record " _Under the Boardwalk_ " but died in his hotel room. They say drugs and a Heart Attack. He was one of the first of the 27 club! Sad, he was so young and had a great voice.
Another fantastic video. Wanted to give Honorable Mention to author T. H. White who wrote the series of novels based on the legend of King Arthur ; most notably The Sword in the Stone. He passed away from heart failure on January 17, 1964. Also, according to Wikipedia, Lillian Copeland passed away on July 7, 1964. You have her date of death as June 7 in the video.
