Today In History: Amazon’s Big Reveal

On this date in history July 30th.  In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating the Women's Auxiliary Voluntary Emergency Service, or WAVES, a groundbreaking step for women in the U.S. Navy. In 1948, professional wrestling made its prime-time television debut on the DuMont Network, kicking off decades of wrestling entertainment. In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon on a third charge—he resigned before facing trial. In 1986, Variety reported that RCA dropped John Denver after he released “What Are We Making Weapons For,” a song that didn’t sit well with RCA’s new owner, defense giant General Electric. In 1999, The Blair Witch Project spooked its way into theaters nationwide. In 2021, Amazon revealed its employee count for the first time—nearly one million strong. And in music history, back in 1985, Alabama became the first country act to go quadruple-platinum with two albums: Mountain Music and Feels So Right. That’s your Almanac—on Northwest Newsradio.