On this day in 1955, ABC Television premiered The Lawrence Welk Show, a musical variety program that would run for decades and become a staple of American television.
July 2, 1964, marked a pivotal moment in U.S. history when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
In 1979, Susan B. Anthony made history as the first woman to appear on a circulating U.S. coin—the dollar coin.
Music fans might remember that on this day in 1984, The Time released their third studio album Ice Cream Castle, featuring hits like “The Bird” and “Jungle Love.” Just a year later, in 1985, General Motors announced plans to include electronic road maps in select luxury vehicles. That same year, Phil Collins topped the charts with “Sussudio,” the number one song in the country 40 years ago today.