This Day…

1883 American Old West: Self-described “Black Bart the poet” gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture.

1848 – Classes begin at Boston Female Medical College, 1st US female medical college.

1955 “Rebel Without a Cause”, directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Dean and Natalie Wood, is released.

1930 – 1st scheduled transcontinental air service began.

1931 – American inventor Thomas Edison dies, among his thousands of inventions the most well known include the phonograph and the practical electric light bulb. He also originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation with distribution to homes and businesses.

1950 – The film classic All About Eve, starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, premiered in both Paris and New York City; known for its acid wit, it won six Academy Awards, including best picture.

1929 – JCPenney opened a store in Milford, DE, making it a nationwide company with stores in all 48 states.

1927 – The first actual work of carving began on Mount Rushmore.

1948 – “Hamlet” directed by and starring Laurence Olivier‘s opens at Park Avenue Cinema (Best Picture 1949)

1904 – Woman arrested for smoking a cigarette in a car on 5th Avenue, NYC.