For July 16th: On this day in 1790, Washington, DC, was established as the permanent capital of the United States. In 1926, National Geographic featured the first underwater color photos, taken near the Florida Keys. The world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City in 1935. In 1969, Apollo 11 launched on its historic mission to the moon. In 1977, Shaun Cassidy topped the U.S. charts with "Da Doo Ron Ron." Amazon opened its virtual doors as an online bookstore in 1995. Two years ago, in 2023, Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) became her 12th Billboard No. 1 album. And that’s today’s Almanac, on Northwest Newsradio.
- Posted November 26, 2025
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