On this day in history, November 3rd, 1896, Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah made history by becoming the first female U.S. Senator. In 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Company was founded, paving the way for one of America’s most iconic car brands. The magic of The Wizard of Oz reached television audiences for the first time in 1956, delighting a new generation of fans. In 1978, NBC introduced viewers to the hit sitcom Diff’rent Strokes. A decade later, in 1988, talk show host Geraldo Rivera made headlines when a brawl on his set left him with a broken nose. In 1992, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeated President George H. W. Bush to win the White House, while Carol Moseley Braun of Illinois became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. And in 2019, the iconic black leather outfit worn by Olivia Newton-John in Grease sold for over $405,000 at auction. And that’s today’s Almanac, on Northwest Newsradio.
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