![]() In 1969, when he was 47 years old, on January 20th, Richard M. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. In 1956, at the age of 34 years old, John was alive when this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. In 1944, by the time he was 22 years old, on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. ![]() Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. In 1922, in the year that John Mazaika was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). AT&T lost 70% of its book value due to this move.Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during John's lifetime. Seven new regional companies (the Baby Bells) covered local telephone service and were separately owned. The company kept Western Electric, Bell Labs, and AT&T Long Distance. AT&T had been the provider of telephone service (and equipment) in the United States. In 1984, he was 74 years old when on January 1, "Baby Bells" were created. Nixon releases some of the tapes, under extreme pressure because of the firings. The Solicitor General became the acting Attorney General and fired the Special Prosecutor (the Saturday Night Massacre). Nixon ordered the Attorney General, then the assistant Attorney General, to fire the Special Prosecutor. Nixon offered the recently discovered Oval Office tapes be heard by one person and summarized - his offer was rejected by the Special Prosecutor. Nixon's tax returns came under investigation. In 1973, John was 63 years old when in October, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned - President Nixon nominated Gerald Ford for Vice President. The second part dealt with particular behavior in film such as homosexuality, the use of specific curse words, and miscegenation. The first part of the code prohibited "lowering the moral standards of those who see it", called for depictions of the "correct standards of life", and forbade a picture from showing any sort of ridicule towards a law or "creating sympathy for its violation". ![]() In response, the heads of the movie studios adopted a voluntary "code", hoping to head off legislation. The public - and government - had felt that films in the '20's had become increasingly risque and that the behavior of its stars was becoming scandalous. In 1930, John was 20 years old when as head of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, William Hays established a code of decency that outlined what was acceptable in films. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. In 1926, at the age of 16 years old, John was alive when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. ![]() There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas". Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. In 1910, in the year that John M Mazaika was born, Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during John's lifetime.
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