Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Sword Of Islam: The Islamic Revolution DVD MP4 USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: International Blasphemy Rights Day: -- Would you want to live in a world where your thoughts and speech are punishable by death? Well, this very grim prospect is the reality of millions of people living in countries with blasphemy laws. Blasphemy refers to speech that insults or disagrees with a religion and its teachings. Since 2009, the Center Of Inquiry has marked this day to raise awareness for the cruel blasphemy laws practiced in over 69 countries. On September 30, 2005, a Danish newspaper named Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten (Danish: "The Morning Newspaper The Jutland Post") posted 12 editorial cartoons of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. The move, justified by the newspaper as an attempt to criticize Islamic censorship, angered prominent Danish-Muslim groups. After a failed court case and lack of support from the government, a congregation of Danish imams, led by Ahmed Akkari visited the Middle East to drum up support for the cause. After months of hysteria and manufactured lies, Ahmed Akkari sought enough support from Muslim-majority nations to launch a movement against the Danish government. The protests reached far and wide and had major international implications. Danish embassies around the world were bombed and over 100 people, including the protestors, were killed. This stunning act of religious intolerance shook the world and triggered many debates about freedom of speech. Years after the matter settled down, Ronald A. Lindsay, CEO of the Center for Inquiry, was presented with the idea of honoring the right to free speech on the anniversary of the Danish article. The idea was accepted and since 2009, every September 30 is celebrated as International Blasphemy Rights Day. It is important to clear the air on the intent of this day. International Blasphemy Rights Day is observed in defense of free speech, not in support of ridiculing a particular religious belief. Blasphemy laws violate the tenets of our collective freedom. International Blasphemy Rights Day is observed in reaffirmation of our belief that no religion or sect is beyond criticism. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-sword-of-islam-the-islamic-revolution-dvd-mp4-usb-flash-driv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Story Of Civilization: Will & Ariel Durant DVD, MP3 Download, USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: Rumi Day: -- #BOTD: #HBD! Rumi, Persian poet, faqih (jurist of Islamic law), Islamic scholar, theologian, philosopher and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran (d. December 17, 1273) is #born Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi to native Persian-speaking parents, Rumi was originally from the Balkh, in present-day Afghanistan, in either in Wakhsh, a village on the Vakhsh River in present-day Tajikistan, or in the city of Balkh, in present-day Afghanistan. Also known as Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, Mevlana/Mawlana ("our master"), Mevlevi/Mawlawi ("my master"), Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" in the United States. Rumi died in Konya in the Sultanate of Rum in south-central Turkey, aged 66. His death was mourned by the diverse community of Konya, with local Christians and Jews joining the crowd that converged to bid farewell as his body was carried through the city. Rumi's body was interred beside that of his father, and a splendid shrine, the Yesil Turbe (Turkish: Green Tomb, today the Mevlana Museum), was erected over his place of burial. His epitaph reads: "When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men." Georgian Queen Gurcu Hatun was a close friend of Rumi. She was the one who sponsored the construction of his tomb in Konya. The 13th century Mevlana Mausoleum, with its mosque, dance hall, schools and living quarters for dervishes, remains a destination of pilgrimage to this day, and is probably the most popular pilgrimage site to be regularly visited by adherents of every major religion. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/story-of-civilization-will-amp-ariel-durant-mp3-dvd-11-audiobo311.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Clive James' Fame In The 20th Century TV Series DVD Set MP4 USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1927:Sports: The History Of Sports: The History Of Sports In The United States: The History Of Baseball: The History Of Baseball In The United States: The History Of Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball Records (MLB Records): -- Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season. His career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan Of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting (and some pitching) records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.6897), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the latter two still stand today. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/clive-james39-fame-in-the-20th-century-tv-series-dvd-set-mp4-usb-39204.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Peace In Our Time? Munich Agreement TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1938: The Interwar Period (The Aftermath Of World War I, The Interbellum, Between The Wars): The Road To War: The Sudetenland: The Sudeten Crisis: The Munich Agreement: -- Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to occupy the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned to England declaring there would be "peace in our time". Chamberlain claimed the agreement meant peace, however, Hitler seized all of Czechoslovakia in March of 1939. The Munich Agreement, known in Czechoslovakia as the Munich Diktat (Czech/Slovak: Mnichovsky Diktat) or Munich Betrayal (Czech/Slovak: Mnichovska Zrada), was an agreement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia, along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, for which a new territorial designation, the "Sudetenland", was coined. The agreement was signed in the German city of Munich early on 30 September 1938 (although dated 29 September) after being negotiated upon by the major powers of Europe, excluding the Soviet Union. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future ownership of the Sudetenland in the face of demands made by Adolf Hitler. The agreement was signed by the government leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy, but not Czechoslovakia, who were not invited to the conference, even though the Sudetenland was of immense strategic importance to Czechoslovakia as most of its border defenses and banks were situated there, as well as heavy industrial districts. The Agreement was soon followed by dismemberment of the Czech state. Today, it is widely regarded as a failed act of appeasement, and the term has become "a byword for the futility of appeasing expansionist totalitarian states". On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/peace-in-our-time-dvd-2-part-documentary-psychodrama-tv-serie2.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Unknown War: The Great Patriotic War Series WWII USSR DVD MP4 USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 29-30, 1941: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): The Eastern Front Of World War II: The Great Patriotic War (The German-Soviet War): The Battles Of Kiev (World War II): The Battle Of Kiev (1941) (The First Battle Of Kiev) (July 7 - September 26, 1941): The Holocaust (Shoah): The Holocaust In Ukraine: The Babi Yar Massacres Of September 1941 (The Babi Yar Massacre): -- The decision having been made to kill all the Jews in Kyiv (Kiev), a decision taken by its military governor Generalmajor Kurt Eberhard, the Police Commander for Army Group South SS Obergruppenfuhrer Friedrich Jeckeln, and the SS Einsatzgruppe C Commander Otto Rasch, the two-day Babi Yar Massacre ends, the largest mass killing under the auspices of the Nazi regime and its collaborators during its campaign against the Soviet Union, an operation conducted by a combination of SS Sonderkommando 4a soldiers, SS Sicherheitsdienst (German: Security Service (SD)) and SS Police Battalions (Ordnungspolizei), the collaborationist Ukrainian Auxiliary Police (Ukrainische Hilfspolizei) and the German Wehrmacht, resulting in 33,771 Jews killed in the space of a mere two days. The massacre was the largest single massacre in the history of the Holocaust to that particular date, and is surpassed overall only by the later 1941 Odessa massacre of more than 50,000 Jews in October 1941 (committed by German and Romanian troops) and by Aktion Erntefest of November 1943 in occupied Poland, with 42,000-43,000 victims. Babi Yar (Ukrainian: Babyn Yar or Babin Yar; Russian: Babiy Yar) is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of a number of massacres carried out by German forces during their campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first and best documented of the massacres took place on September 29-30, 1941, killing approximately 33,771 Jews. Victims of other massacres at the site included Soviet prisoners of war, communists, Ukrainian nationalists and Roma. It is estimated that between 100,000 and 150,000 people were killed at Babi Yar during the German occupation. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-unknown-war-complete-tv-series-soviet-union-wwii-10-dvd-s10.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Elie Wiesel: Moses The Agony Of Power + Open Mind Interview MP4 Or DVD
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1928: #BOTD: #HBD! Elie Wiesel, Romanian-American Holocaust survivor, author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. July 2, 2016) is #born Eliezer Wiesel in Sighet (now Sighetu Marmatiei), Maramures, in the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. He was the author of 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Along with writing, he was a professor of the humanities at Boston University, which created the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies in his honor. He was involved with Jewish causes, and helped establish the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D. C. In his political activities, he also campaigned for victims of oppression in places like South Africa, Nicaragua, Kosovo, and genocide in Sudan. He publicly condemned the 1915 Armenian Genocide, and remained a strong defender of human rights during his lifetime. He was described as "the most important Jew in America" by the Los Angeles Times. Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, at which time the Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a "messenger to mankind", stating that through his struggle to come to terms with "his own personal experience of total humiliation and of the utter contempt for humanity shown in Hitler's death camps", as well as his "practical work in the cause of peace", Wiesel had delivered a message "of peace, atonement, and human dignity" to humanity. He was a founding board member of the New York Human Rights Foundation, and remained active throughout his life. Elie Wiesel died in the morning aged 87at his home in Manhattan, in New York City, New York. After a private funeral service was conducted in honor of him at the Fifth Avenue Synagogue, he was buried at the Sharon Gardens Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, on July 3. Utah senator Orrin Hatch paid tribute to Wiesel in a speech on the Senate floor the following week, in which he said that "With Elie's passing, we have lost a beacon of humanity and hope. We have lost a hero of human rights and a luminary of Holocaust literature." In 2018, antisemitic graffiti was found on the house where Wiesel was born. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/moses-the-agony-of-power-elie-wiesel-portrait-in-greatness-dvd-mp4-us4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: The Berlin Airlift aka The Berlin Blockade DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1949: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Eastern Bloc (The Communist Bloc, The Socialist Bloc, The Soviet Bloc): Allied-Occupied Germany: The History Of Berlin: The Berlin Blockade (The Berlin Airlift [German: Die Berliner Luftbrucke, "The Berlin Air Bridge"): -- The Berlin Airlift concludes after 277,264 flights carrying over 2 million tons of supplies to the people of West Berlin, blockaded by the Soviets. The Soviet Union began a blockade of Berlin on June 24, 1948. It was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post-World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche mark from West Berlin. Two days later the Western Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift, which lasted until 30 September 1949, to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city's population. Aircrews from the United States Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, the French Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the South African Air Force flew over 200,000 flights in one year, providing to the West Berliners up to 8,893 tons of necessities each day, such as fuel and food. A plane landed in Berlin every minute from eleven Allied staging areas in West Germany. The Soviets did not disrupt the airlift for fear this might lead to open conflict. By the spring of 1949, the airlift was clearly succeeding, and by April it was delivering more cargo than had previously been transported into the city by rail. On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin. During the Berlin Airlift, American and British planes flew about 278,000 flights, delivering 2.3 million tons of food, coal and medical supplies. The Berlin Blockade served to highlight the competing ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-berlin-airlift-19481949-blockade-of-west-be19481949.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Combat At Sea Documentary Series + Bonus MP4 Video Download DVD Set
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1954: Naval History: The History Of The United States Navy: The New United States Navy (The New Navy, The United States Navy 1885-Present): The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: Naval Commissions: Nuclear Submarines: The USS Nautilus: -- The first operational nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel; it was to become the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on August 3, 1958. USS Nautilus was launched on January 21, 1954 in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. Sharing names with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Jules Verne's classic 1870 science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and named after another USS Nautilus (SS-168) that served with distinction in World War II, the new atomic powered Nautilus was authorized in 1951, with laying down for construction in 1952. It was commissioned in September 1954 into the United States Navy, and final construction was completed in 1955. Because her nuclear propulsion allowed her to remain submerged far longer than the then current diesel-electric submarines previously, she broke many records in her first years of operation, and traveled to locations previously beyond the limits of submarines. In operation, she revealed a number of limitations in her design and construction. This information was used to improve subsequent submarines. Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982. The submarine has been preserved as a museum ship at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut, where the vessel receives around 250,000 visitors per year. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/combat-at-sea-dvd-set-all-12-naval-warfare-tv-shows-6-di126.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Forever James Dean Biography Documentary DVD, MP4 Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1955: #DOTD: #RIP: James Dean, American actor, pop icon, cultural icon and sex symbol, best remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark (b. February 8, 1931) #dies in Cholame, California at the age of 24 when he crashes his Porsche 550 racing sports car into 1950 Ford Tudor making a left at an intersection. He is buried at Park Cemetery in Fairmount, Indiana. James Dean was born James Byron Dean at the Seven Gables apartment on the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion, Indiana. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956). After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/james-dean-forever-1988-biography-documentary1988.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Hoover Vs The Kennedys The Second Civil War TV Series MP4 Download DVD
Today, September 30, 2025
September 40, 1962: Civil Rights Movements: The American Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968): Anti-Black Racism In The United States: School Segregation: School Segregation In The United States: The Ole Miss Riot Of 1962 (September 30 - October 1, 1962) (The Battle Of Oxford): -- The long awaited, long-brewing and terrible riot against entrolling James Meredith in the University Of Mississippi breaks out on a Sunday evening sparked by three events: 1) the arrival dozens of U.S. marshals arrived on campus with plans to register Meredit the following day. 2) President Kennedy's federalizing of the Mississippi National Guard to ensure the enrollment of Meredith, and 3) rumors that Kennedy's federal agents were preparing to arrest Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett at the Governor's Mansion in Jackson for his plan to defy an order by The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit to enroll in the University Of Mississippi. In response, White-supremacist Citizens' Councils organized a "wall of human flesh" - over 2,000 people - to surround the Governor's mansion and protect Barnett, but the alleged federal arrest never materialized. Anticipating violence at Ole Miss, 182 journalists flocked to Oxford to witness Meredith's next enrollment attempt. Photojournalists saw the visual potential of Meredith's plight: "a solitary man against thousands". Time magazine wrote that the dispute was "the gravest conflict between federal and state authority since the Civil War". In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Eight years after the Brown decision, every Mississippi school district remained segregated, and all attempts by African American applicants to integrate the University Of Mississippi had failed. In contrast, most other Southern states had already yielded and integrated their institutions of higher learning, with the University Of Arkansas doing so in 1948. Shortly after the 1961 inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, who was elected largely on promises to advance civil rights, African American Air Force veteran James Meredith applied to Ole Miss. Meredith selected Ole Miss as it was a symbol of "white prestige and power" attended by the children of the state's elite. Meredith did not inform the university of his race until midway through the application process. State officials then obstructed and delayed his application for 20 months. In response, Meredith sued the university in late 1961. After months of obstruction by the avowed segregationist justice Benjamin Franklin Cameron of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Meredith appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. On September 10, 1962, Justice Hugo Black delivered the court's decision: Meredith must be admitted for the fall semester. Mississippi's segregationist Governor Ross Barnett, himself a graduate of Ole Miss, had the Mississippi Legislature pass a law barring the university enrollment of anyone with a charge of "moral turpitude" in state or federal court. Barnett then had Meredith charged and imprisoned for accidentally writing "1960" instead of "1961" while registering to vote; the Fifth Circuit quickly ordered Meredith's release. Under the orders of the president's brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the Department Of Justice (DOJ) entered the case on Meredith's behalf. Facing contempt charges and jail, the university's board transferred its powers, and liability, to Governor Barnett. Meredith then travelled to the Ole Miss campus in Oxford to register; he was blocked by Barnett, who read and presented a proclamation on states' rights. In a second attempt, Meredith, accompanied by DOJ civil-rights division chief John Doar and Chief U.S. Marshal James McShane, tried to register at the Woolfolk State Office Building in Jackson. He was again physically blocked by Barnett, who issued the rehearsed quip: "Which one is Meredith_". Another attempt to register at Ole Miss was stopped by Lieutenant Governor Paul B. Johnson Jr. and lines of state troopers. This set the stage for The Ole Miss Riot Of 1962 (The Battle Of Oxford) (September 30 - October 1, 1962), a violent disturbance that occurred at the University Of Mississippi, where segregationist rioters sought to prevent the enrollment of Meredith, forcing Presidentto quell the riot by mobilizing over 30,000 troops, the most for a single disturbance in American history. In the wake of the Supreme Court's 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education, Meredith tried to integrate Ole Miss by applying in 1961. When he informed the university that he was African American, his admission was delayed and obstructed, first by school officials and then by Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett. In a bid to block his enrollment, Barnett even had Meredith temporarily jailed. Multiple attempts by Meredith, accompanied by federal officials, to enroll were physically blocked. Hoping to avoid violence and ensure Meredith's enrollment, President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy had a series of unproductive telephone negotiations with Barnett. In preparation for another registration attempt, federal law enforcement were dispatched to accompany Meredith to maintain order, but a riot erupted on campus. Partly incited by white supremacist General Edwin Walker, the mob assaulted reporters and federal officers, burned and looted property, and hijacked vehicles. Reporters, U.S. marshals, and the U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach sheltered and were besieged in the Lyceum, the university's administrative building. Into the late morning of October 1, 27 marshals received gunshot wounds, and two civilians, including a French journalist, were murdered. Oblivious to the riot, President Kennedy made an Oval Office Address, saluting Mississippi's help in registering Meredith. Once informed, Kennedy invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807 and had U.S. Army units under Brigadier General Charles Billingslea quell the riot. The riot and the federal crackdown were a major turning point in the civil rights movement and resulted in the desegregation of Ole Miss, the first integration of any public educational facility in Mississippi. The final time troops were deployed during the civil rights movement, it is regarded as the end of the segregationist tactic of massive resistance. 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Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Civil Jets: The Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Documentary DVD, Download, USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1968: Aviation: The History Of Aviation: The History Of Civil Aviation: The Aviation Industry: The History Of The Aviation Industry: The History Of The Civil Aviation Industry: Product Rollouts: Avaition Rollouts: Civil Aviation Rollouts-- The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time at the Boeing Everett Factory. The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft, often referred to by its original nickname, "Jumbo Jet". Its distinctive "hump" upper deck along the forward part of the aircraft makes it among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and it was the first wide-body produced. First flown commercially in 1970, the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years. The four-engine 747 uses a double-deck configuration for part of its length and is available in passenger, freighter and other versions. Boeing designed the 747's hump-like upper deck to serve as a first-class lounge or extra seating, and to allow the aircraft to be easily converted to a cargo carrier by removing seats and installing a front cargo door. Boeing expected supersonic airliners-the development of which was announced in the early 1960s-to render the 747 and other subsonic airliners obsolete, while the demand for subsonic cargo aircraft would remain robust well into the future. Though the 747 was expected to become obsolete after 400 were sold, it exceeded critics' expectations with production surpassing 1,000 in 1993. By July 2018, 1,546 aircraft had been built, with 22 of the 747-8 variants remaining on order. As of January 2017, the 747 has been involved in 60 hull losses, resulting in 3,722 fatalities. The 747-400, the most common variant in service, has a high-subsonic cruise speed of Mach 0.85-0.855 (up to 570 mph or 920 km/h) with an intercontinental range of 7,260 nautical miles (8,350 statute miles or 13,450 km).[14] The 747-400 can accommodate 416 passengers in a typical three-class layout, 524 passengers in a typical two-class layout, or 660 passengers in a high-density one-class configuration. The newest version of the aircraft, the 747-8, is in production and received certification in 2011. Deliveries of the 747-8F freighter version began in October 2011; deliveries of the 747-8I passenger version began in May 2012. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/civil-jets-the-boeing-747-jumbo-jet-747.html

Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: War Props: Combat Helicopters Of The Cold War West DVD, MP4, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1975: Aviation: The History Of Aviation: The History Of Military Aviation: Maiden Flights: Military Aviation Maiden Flights: -- The Hughes' Model 77/YAH-64A prototype, the future Hughes (later McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing) AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, makes its first flight; eight years later, the first production model rolled out of the assembly line. The Boeing AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. It is armed with a 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 chain gun carried between the main landing gear, under the aircraft's forward fuselage, and four hardpoints mounted on stub-wing pylons for carrying armament and stores, typically a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket pods. The AH-64 has significant systems redundancy to improve combat survivability. The Apache began as the Model 77 developed by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra. The prototype YAH-64 was first flown on 30 September 1975. The U.S. Army selected the YAH-64 over the Bell YAH-63 in 1976, and later approved full production in 1982. After acquiring Hughes Helicopters in 1984, McDonnell Douglas continued AH-64 production and development. The helicopter was introduced to U.S. Army service in April 1986. The advanced AH-64D Apache Longbow was delivered to the Army in March 1997. Production has been continued by Boeing Defense, Space & Security, with over 2,400 AH-64s being produced by 2020. The U.S. Army is the primary operator of the AH-64. It has also become the primary attack helicopter of multiple nations, including Greece, Japan, Israel, the Netherlands, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. It has been built under license in the United Kingdom as the AgustaWestland Apache. American AH-64s have served in conflicts in Panama, the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Israel used the Apache in its military conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. British and Dutch Apaches have seen deployments in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/war-props-attack-helicopters-of-the-cold-war-west-dvd-mp4-usb-driv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Greek Fire: Ancient Greece In Today's World TV Series DVD, MP4, USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day: -- Although you may think that every day is the day of olive oil, there is one special day to celebrate one of the most sophisticated creations in the market. Olive oil is not only delicious but also good for our health. It is said that olive oil has a positive impact on our health thanks to its beneficial monounsaturated fatty acids and high levels of anti-inflammatory polyphenols and antioxidants. The exact amount of olive oil that's right for you will depend on many factors such as your size and activity level. Olive oil is said to be a 'superfood' today, but the truth is that this was previously discovered many years ago. Ancient people in the Mediterranean believed that olive trees were sent by the gods. The legend reads that when the city of Athens was founded, the goddess Athena created the olive tree so that they would choose her as their patron, rather than the god Poseidon. Ancient Greeks believed that these trees were godly because they produced a delicious bounty of fruit each year, which could also be used for eating, lighting lamps, cosmetics, medicine, and more. In Greece, the Greek gods were thanked by the Greeks for their olive cultivation. There was even a god of Olive Growth, who was called Aristaeus. He was praised for protecting the olive groves. In Judaism, olives are also considered to be an important fruit. They are believed to be one of the seven fruits that Israel was blessed with. In fact, there is a 'mitzvah' (commandment) for bringing olives, as well as the other fruits, to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Moreover, a special blessing is said when one eats these fruits. While it is unknown if olive trees were a gift from the gods, we do know quite a bit about olive oil's early days and its benefits. https://store.earthstation1.com/greek-fire-ancient-greece-in-the-modern-era-tv-documentary-series.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: WJSV Radio Entire Broadcast Day 9/21/1939 MP3 CD, Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: National Chewing Gum Day: -- An annual exercise for our jaws with a pop or a bubble to freshen your breath with your favorite piece of chewing gum! Humans have used chewing gum for over 5,000 years. They may have chewed it for enjoyment, to stave off hunger, or to freshen their breath much like we do today. The sources used to make gum resulted in minty and sweet chewable globs of wax or sap resin that fulfilled the human urge to gnaw. They were unlikely to produce glossy, pink bubbles worthy of jealous pokes from siblings. However, waking up with it stuck in your hair was still a possibility. Various forms of chewing gum have existed since the Neolithic period. In 2007, a British archaeology student discovered a 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum made from bark tar with tooth imprints in it. Presumed to be the oldest piece of chewing gum, the discovery took place in Kierikki, Yli-li, Finland. Made from bark tar, scientists believed the gum to have antiseptic properties and other medicinal advantages. Many other cultures chewed gum made from the resin of the mastic tree, from plants, grasses, and other resins. In 1848, John B. Curtis developed and sold the first commercial chewing gum, which was called "The State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum." Around 1850, a gum made from paraffin wax was developed and surpassed the spruce gum in popularity. On December 28, 1869, William Semple filed an early patent on chewing gum, patent number 98,304. Studies show chewing gum helps improve memory, reduce stress, and increase alertness. Chewing sugar-free gum improves overall oral hygiene while also helping to curb cravings and improving digestion. To oberve National Chewing Gum day: Buya pack of your favorite flavor of chewing gum! Share a piece with your friends. You could also have a bubble-blowing contest. Just be sure not to get it in your hair when it pops! Share bubble gum memories. Whether it's from times gone by or more recent experiences, retell the tale for all to hear. Discover the world records of bubble gum. Take a video of your best bubble. Enjoy some bubble gum ice cream. Research the best tips for getting ice cream out of your hair, furniture, or carpet. Look under your desk to see if any gruesome pieces from your predecessors remain. Pick up bubble gum flavored something. For example, chapstick, candy, or frosting. And use #ChewingGumDay to post on social media! https://store.earthstation1.com/wjsv-radio-mp3-cd-entire-broadcast-day-sep-3211939.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Super Sense Animal Perception/Plant Adaptation TV Series DVD, MP4, USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: National Pet Tricks Day: -- A dog trick trainer created the day to enable people to enjoy discovering new ways to spend more quality time with their pets. The day has been set aside to have fun with pets of all kinds, sizes, and talents. Although most people connect pet tricks with dogs, other furry animals like cats, hamsters, and even bunnies can be taught to do things like roll over, play catch, pretend to be dead, and give high fives. In 2021, dog trainer Joe Nutkins created National Pet Tricks Day to honor the joy that pets can bring to us. The day was created to honor the joy of spending time with pets of all kinds, sizes, and talents. Every year, according to the Humane Society of the United States, 13 million cats and dogs enter shelters. People who have pets should take good care of them and spend time with them. Tricks are behaviors, and teaching them to your pets puts them in a learning state. Tricks are activities that can be done for fun, such as praying, or for physical activity, such as weaving poles or spinning, or as valuable practical skills. Trick training is becoming increasingly popular, and many Canine Good Citizen Testers include a few tricks in their seminars. 'Trick dog training' as we know it started in the 1920s with Rin Tin Tin, the cinema dog. "Lassie" was produced for feature films in 1943 by a Rough Collie named "Pal." Rudd Weatherwax, Pal's trainer, published a trick dog training textbook in the 1940s. Positive reinforcement and food rewards for correct behavior were used in the handbook, which was an unusual training strategy at the time. Captain Arthur Haggerty trained dogs for movies in the 1960s and co-authored the book "Dog Tricks" in 1977. https://store.earthstation1.com/super-sense--animal-perception-tv-series-dvd-mp4-download-usb-driv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Making Sense Of The Sixties TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: National Love People Day: -- Love is the answer! It has a unique power to bring people together? It creates strong bonds between friends, family, and partners. Through shared experiences and mutual care, love fosters a sense of unity. It's the glue that keeps relationships strong, even in tough times. Love encourages us to support and uplift each other, proving it's more than just a feeling-it's a force that connects us deeply. National Love People Day is a special day celebrated each year on September 30th. It's a time when we are all encouraged to spread love and kindness to everyone without exception. This day reminds us that love should not have boundaries. Everyone deserves to feel loved and respected, whether it's a neighbor, coworker, or someone you meet in passing. The importance of this day lies in its message of unconditional love. It encourages us to look beyond our differences and connect with others on a fundamental human level. Love has the power to transform lives, strengthen bonds, and create a more compassionate world. So, on September 30th, let's embrace the spirit of National Love People Day by showing love and kindness to all, making the world a better place one act of love at a time. National Love People Day has a meaningful history that began in 2017, thanks to the efforts of Lifeline Church in Chicago, Illinois. The church's leaders, Senior Pastors Reggie and London Royal were motivated by a strong desire to spread the message of unconditional love and kindness across their community and beyond. Their vision was not just about celebrating love one day a year but fostering a movement of continuous love and support, transcending all barriers such as race, ethnicity, religion, or national background. The day was specifically designed to encourage people to perform acts of kindness, such as volunteering in the community, helping those in need, or simply expressing love and appreciation to others around them. Through various actions, the essence of National Love People Day is about making the world a better place through love. The church's initiative highlights the belief that true love is selfless and begins within ourselves, spreading outward to touch the lives of others. Lifeline Church's dedication to "Heaven's Agenda" - reaching up to God, reaching in to serve their community, and reaching out to impact the world - underscores the profound impact that love and kindness can have. Their outreach and "inreach" efforts, including random acts of kindness like home makeovers for single mothers, exemplify the transformative power of love in action. By celebrating National Love People Day, we emphasize the importance of love in fostering a more compassionate and understanding world. It's a call to action for everyone to actively show love and kindness, not just on September 30th but every day! https://store.earthstation1.com/making-sense-of-the-sixties-tv-documentary-series-6-hour-episode6.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: United Nations Documentaries Set DVD MP4 Download USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: International Translation Day: -- Pays tribute to the tireless work of translators and language professionals all around the world. The role of a translator is indispensable in maintaining productive, positive, and clear interpersonal communication in international circles. From translating sensitive documents to the lyrics of your favorite K-Pop song, translators are the foundation of international peace deals and global media consumption. International Translation Day honors the contribution of language professionals in furthering the cause of peacekeeping, the promotion of human rights, and the shared quest for sustainable development. Ever since the inception of the U.N., translators have played a great role in bringing all 51 founding nations on the same page. The United Nations recognizes that all civilizations and their respective cultures are crucial enablers of sustainable development. The U.N. recognizes the work of professional translation as an art and a trade. Translators uphold the charter of the United Nations and deserve global appreciation. Through the resolution adopted in the United Nations General Assembly on May 24, 2017, every September 30 is celebrated as International Translation Day. The day is dedicated to honoring the role of language professionals in fostering peace, development, and camaraderie between linguistically distinct nations. International Translation Day also coincides with the feast day of St. Jerome, a priest, and scholar who is credited with the first translation of the Bible. Thousands of years ago, St. Jerome embarked on a journey to translate the Bible from Hebrew into Latin. St. Jerome is called the patron saint of translators for his efforts to make the Bible accessible to a far wider audience. We celebrate International Translation Day by raising awareness of professional translation and being mindful of the fact that the fusion of languages reflects the strength of a united world stemmed in diversity. https://store.earthstation1.com/united-nations-documentaries-set-dvd-mp4-download-usb-driv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Historical View A Legacy In Pictures JPG Image Set CD Download USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30: Chronology: Calendars: The Months Of The Year: -- September ends, ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the latter being the most widely used calendar in the world.. September succeeds August and precedes November. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on September 1; in the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is the same date. The month was named September in Latin because it was the 7th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the ninth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added one day when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC, giving it its modern length of 30 days. Ancient Roman observances for September include Ludi Romani, originally celebrated from September 12 to September 14, later extended to September 5 to September 19. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September. Epulum Jovis was held on September 13. Ludi Triumphales was held from September 18-22. The Septimontium was celebrated in September, and on December 11 on later calendars. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. September was called the "harvest month" in Charlemagne's calendar. September corresponds partly to the Fructidor and partly to the Vendemiaire of The First French Republic. September is called Herbstmonat, "Harvest Month", in Switzerland. The Anglo-Saxons called the month Gerstmonath, "Barley Month", that crop being then usually harvested. In 1752, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar. In the British Empire that year, September 2 was immediately followed by September 14. On Usenet, it is said that September 1993 marked The Eternal September or The September That Never Ended, a cultural phenomenon when Internet service providers began offering Usenet access to many new users which swamped the existing culture of those forums and their ability to self-moderate and enforce existing norms; prior to this, the only sudden changes in the volume of new users of Usenet occurred each September, when cohorts of university students would gain access to it for the first time, in sync with the academic calendar. In the United States, September is one of the most common birth months (third most popular after August and July, which both have 31 days), as all but one Top 10 most common birthdays are in September, based on the National Center for Health Statistics statistics on births between 1994 and 2014. The most common birthday is September 9 (#1), least common is September 1 (#250). The September Equinox takes place in this month, and certain observances are organized around it. It is the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Vernal Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. The dates can vary from September 21 to September 24 (UTC). August's birthstones is the sapphire. The birth flowers are the Forget-Me-Not, Morning Glory and Aster. The Western zodiac signs are Virgo (until September 22) and Libra (September 23 onward). https://store.earthstation1.com/the-historical-view-a-legacy-in-pictures-jpg-photo-cd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: American Business Films Of The 20th Century MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, September 30, 2025
(#JCKaelin here: I regularly corresponded with Oscar by email during the final years of his life; the last email I got from him was 4 days before his death. He always answered all my emails within a couple days of my sending them. He's the reason I came to love folk music, due to his Folk Song Festival show, which I listened virtually to every Saturday night on WNYC-AM radio in New York City. It took some time to get used to not hearing his show; I don't know if I ever got over it. God Bless You & Keep You, Oscar Brand!) ========= September 30, 2016: #DOTD: #RIP: Oscar Brand, Canadian-born American folk singer, songwriter, guitarist and author, host of the longest-running radio show with the same host and inspiration for Oscar The Grouch (b. February 7, 1920) #dies of pneumonia on September 30, 2016, at the age of 96. His burial details are not publicly disclosed. In a career spanning 70 years, he composed at least 300 songs and released nearly 100 albums, among them Canadian and American patriotic songs. Brand's music ran the gamut from novelty songs to serious social commentary and spanned a number of genres. Brand was born to a Jewish family in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His father was a Romanian-born flooring contractor, Isidore Brand. His mother was named Beatrice. In 1927, the family moved to Minneapolis, then to Chicago and ultimately to New York City. As a young man, Oscar lived in Borough Park, Brooklyn and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School and later from Brooklyn College with a BS in psychology. In his long career he played alongside such legends of folk music as Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Josh White, Jean Ritchie, the Weavers and Pete Seeger. He wrote various books on the folk song and folk song collections, including The Ballad Mongers: Rise of the American Folk Song, Songs Of '76: A Folksinger's History Of The Revolution and Bawdy Songs & Backroom Ballads, the latter comprising four volumes. Brand was known for composing catchy and themed folk songs, including the eponymous theme to his initially CTV and then CBC television show Let's Sing Out and the Canadian patriotic song "Something to Sing About" (actual title: "This Land of Ours"), which is one of Canada's national songs. He was also a frequent performer at the Mariposa Folk Festival during this period, including performances in 1962, 1968, 1969, and 1987,[4] as well as the 50th anniversary in 2010. He collaborated on a number of musicals, most notably The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (a musical version of Leo Rosten's stories about the fictional Jewish character Hyman Kaplan), How to Steal an Election, and A Joyful Noise. He hosted the radio show Oscar Brand's Folksong Festival on Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. on WNYC-AM 820 in New York City, which ran into its 70th year. The show ran more or less continuously since its debut on December 10, 1945, making it the longest-running radio show with the same host, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Over its run it introduced such talents to the world as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Huddie Ledbetter, Joni Mitchell, Peter, Paul & Mary, Judy Collins, the Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger and the Weavers. In order to make sure that his radio program could not be censored he refused to be paid by WNYC for the next 70 years. He wrote the lyrics to the song "A Guy is a Guy" (1952), which became a hit for Doris Day. He also wrote the English lyrics to the song "Shlub-a-Dubba-Dub" (1961) which became a minor hit for Mitch Miller. He contributed stories and songs for the "Young People's Records" label, including "Noah's Ark". He was a friend of the folksinger Jean Ritchie for many years. They recorded several duets together, including the British song "Keys to Canterbury". Although Brand was anti-Stalinist and was never a member of any Communist party, the House Committee on Un-American Activities referred to his show as a "pipeline of communism", because of his belief in the rights under the First Amendment of blacklisted artists to have a platform to reach the public. Accordingly, in June 1950, Brand was named in the premier issue of Red Channels as a Communist sympathizer, along with Paul Robeson, Josh White and Pete Seeger. While Brand was not as well-known or radical an activist as some of his contemporaries, he was a long-standing supporter of civil rights. He told stories of buying food for Leadbelly when the two traveled together in segregated areas, and participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. Brand was one of the original organizers of the Newport Folk Festival which began in 1959. In the early 1960s, Brand brought his substantial connections in the worldwide folk music community home to his native Canada with his CTV and then CBC television program Let's Sing Out. The program was staged at and broadcast from university campuses across Canada and both revived the careers of long-forgotten pioneers of the folk music movement such as Malvina Reynolds, the Womenfolk, The Weavers and others and introduced then-unknown Canadian singers such as Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot. His score for the 1968 Off-Broadway show, How to Steal An Election sent up the current belief that charisma would help a candidate win. Songs included "Charisma" (sung by Calvin Coolidge) and "Down Among the Grassroots". The album cover was decorated with election buttons including the 1968 Nixon campaign. Brand also served during the 1960s as a board member of the Children's Television Workshop and participated in the development of Sesame Street. Because of some mild disagreements that had occurred between Brand and the board members regarding the appropriate setting for the show, it has been reputed that as a playful joke, the character of Oscar the Grouch was named after him, although there are dueling tales as to the origin of the character. In May 1976, Brand appeared in Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum at the memorial celebration for Phil Ochs, performing Ochs' "Love Me I'm A Liberal" with updated lyrics. Brand was given the Peabody Award for broadcast excellence in 1982 for his broadcast The Sunday Show on National Public Radio, and was awarded the Personal Peabody Award in 1995 (shared with Oprah Winfrey). Brand authored a number of short stories, including 1) "The Miser's Gold", about two young brothers who dare each other to spend the night in an allegedly haunted house - only to discover that "allegedly" is inapplicable. The boys encounter the ghost of a wealthy but lonely man; greatly amused by their reasons for being there, he names them as heirs to his considerable fortune; and 2) "The Hitchhiker", about a young man who, on his way home from a party, picks up a beautiful young woman who turns out to be much more than she seems. Dramatic readings of these stories were issued as cut-out cardboard records on the back of Honeycomb cereal boxes. On January 18, 2010, WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour celebrated Brand's upcoming 90th birthday and the 65th anniversary of his radio career before an audience from Lexington, Kentucky, where host Michael Johnathan and guest Josh White, Jr. performed with Brand and talked with him about his life. On February 7, 2010, CBC Radio's Sunday Edition celebrated Brand's life on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Brand died of pneumonia on September 30, 2016, at the age of 96. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Brand among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. https://store.earthstation1.com/american-business-films-1910s1960s-3-dual-laye191019603.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Wall Street Crash Of 1929 Documentary Set MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1870: #BOTD: Thomas W. Lamont, influential conservative head Of J.P. Morgan & Co. who simultaneously brought about and then tried belatedly to prevent The Wall Street Crash, self-described as "something like a missionary" for Italian fascism, accused of having written the Japanese defense used by Japan for their infamous Mukden Incident (d. February 2, 1948) is #born Thomas William Lamont Jr. in Claverack, New York. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1888, where he was editor of the school newspaper, The Exonian, as well as the school yearbook and literary magazine. He then attended Harvard College. At Harvard, he became first freshman editor of The Harvard Crimson, which helped him pay off some of his tuition. He also worked for the Albany Evening Journal, Boston Advertiser, Boston Herald, and New York Tribune, which paid only 25 USD, while he was at Harvard. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1892. He met his wife, Florence Haskell Corliss, at the 1890 Harvard commencement. He started working under the city editor for the New York Tribune two days after he graduated from Harvard in 1892. He married Florence on October 31, 1895 in Englewood, New Jersey, where he was later buried. At the Tribune, he received many promotions, including night editor and helping the financial editor, which gave him his first taste of the financial world. He left journalism because of the low pay and went into business. He began working in business for Cushman Bros., which later became Lamont, Corliss, and Company, and turned it into a successful importing and marketing firm. It was an advertising agency that worked for food corporations. The company was in a bad financial status, but Lamont fixed it, and the company changed its name to Lamont, Corliss, and Company. He was partners with his brother-in-law, Corliss. His banking caught the attention of banker Henry P. Davison, who asked Thomas to join the new Bankers Trust. He started as secretary and treasurer and then moved up to being Vice President and then was promoted to director. He rose to the vice presidency of the First National Bank. He was a member of the private Jekyll Island Club on Jekyll Island, Georgia, a club that thrived through the early 20th century with members from many of the world's wealthiest families, most notably the Morgans, Rockefellers, and Vanderbilts. In 1918, he purchased the New York Evening Post, of which his brother, Hammond, had been managing editor a decade earlier, from Oswald Garrison Villard. After failing to make a profit, he sold the paper in January, 1922 to a syndicate that was headed by the paper's editor, Edwin F. Gay. On January 1, 1911, he became a partner of J.P. Morgan & Co., following Davison to the company. In World War I, the company started an improvised system so that the Allies could buy supplies from them. In 1917, he joined the Liberty Loan Committee, which helped the treasury sell war bonds to Americans. He also served unofficially as an advisor to a mission to the Allies, led by Edward M. House, as requested by President Woodrow Wilson. Lamont not only advised the other countries but also went to them. Right before he was going to go to Europe, the Bolsheviks took power in Russia. He and the head of the American Red Cross, William B. Thompson, along with the approval of the British prime minister, Lloyd George, tried to convince America to aid the Bolsheviks so that Russia would stay in the war. However, they were unsuccessful. Both he and Norman H. Davis were appointed as representatives of the Treasury Department to the Paris Peace Conference and had to determine what Germany had to pay in reparations. He drew up the Dawes Plan and the Young Plan to reduce the amount paid by Germany. During the interwar period, he was a spokesman for J.P. Morgan because J.P. Morgan Jr. was retiring. He handled the press and defended the firm during hearings like the those of Arsene Pujo that investigated powerful Wall Street bankers. He was one of the most important agents for the Morgan investments abroad. A member of the Council of Foreign Relations, he was an unofficial advisor to the Wilson, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt administrations.[3] Hoover contacted Lamont about his proposal for a debt repayment moratorium in the 1931 financial crisis. This also has important implications for later events such as his 1932 election campaign.[5] Lamont was elected to both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society in 1932. Lamont later undertook a semiofficial mission to Japan in 1920 to protect American financial issues in Asia. However, he did not aggressively challenge Japanese efforts to build a sphere of influence in Manchuria;[8] indeed, he supported Japan's non-militaristic politics until late into the 1930s. Ron Chernow won the National Book Award for his book The House of Morgan in which he claimed that Lamont had authored the infamous Japanese response to deceive the world about the Mukden Incident, which was used as a pretext for Japan's invasion of Manchuria. That defied the expressed position of US government and the League of Nations that Japan, not China, was the aggressor. Lamont was the chairman of the International Committee of Bankers on Mexico for which he successfully negotiated the De la Huerta-Lamont Treaty. He continued to chair the committee into the 1940s by a series of renegotiations of Mexico's foreign debt. In 1926, Lamont, self-described as "something like a missionary" for Italian fascism, secured a 100M USD loan for Benito Mussolini. Despite his early support, Lamont believed the Second Italo-Abyssinian War begun in 1935 was outrageous., and during World War II, on September 20, 1940, the fascist police shocked Lamont by arresting Giovanni Fummi, J.P. Morgan & Co.'s leading representative in Italy; Lamont worked to secure Fummi's release, which was effected on October 1, and Fummi went to Switzerland. On Black Thursday in 1929, Lamont was acting head of J.P. Morgan & Co. Five days prior to the Crash, President Herbert Hoover had contacted Lamont with concerns about the rampant market manipulation by Wall Street insiders, and the systemic risk it presented to the stock market. Lamont reassured the President that there was no cause for concern, and no need for government intervention, saying "The future appears brilliant!" The market crashed the following Thursday. In an attempt to stop the panic, Lamont organized Wall Street firms to inject confidence back into the stock market through massive purchases of blue chip stocks. The effort failed, and stocks ultimately lost a quarter of their value that week. Despite this, Thomas Lamont's picture was the cover of Time Magazine on November 11, 1929. After the crash unfolded, the Senate Banking Committee found that J.P. Morgan, headed by Lamont, had maintained a "preferential stock list", to allow for liquidation of stocks during the crash at prices premium to actual market value. Politicians, including Calvin Coolidge, and family members of prominent bankers, were on the list. Despite even this, gollowing the reorganization of J.P. Morgan & Co. in 1943, Lamont was elected chairman of the board of directors, after Morgan Jr. died, becoming the first non Morgan after George Peabody to chair the bank. Lamont became a generous benefactor of Harvard and Exeter once he had amassed a fortune, notably by funding the building of Lamont Library. At the end of World War II, Lamont made a very substantial donation toward restoring Canterbury Cathedral in England. Thomas W. Lamont died in Boca Grande, Florida. He is buried at Brookside Cemetery in Englewood, New Jersey. His widow, Florence Haskell Corliss donated Torrey Cliff, their weekend residence overlooking the Hudson River in Palisades, New York, to Columbia University. It is now the site of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Upon Florence's death, a bequest established the Lamont Poetry Prize. https://store.earthstation1.com/wastcrof19do.html

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Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1942: #DOTD: #RIP: Hans-Joachim Marseille, nicknamed "Jochen" and "The Star Of Africa", German Luftwaffe captain and flying ace renowned for his bohemian lifestyle, responsible for claiming more aerial victories over Western Allied aircraft than any other pilot - 158 (all but 7 against the British Commonwealth's Desert Air Force over North Africa), all while flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft and all within the short time span of August 24, 1940 - September 26, 1942, a man openly disdainful of the Nazi Party and specifically of Adolf Hitler, deliberately doing things in front of Hitler that he knew would disturb and insult him , even going so far as to play Jazz and Swing music on the piano in his presence and choosing as his inseparable assistant and buddy a black South African POW (b. December 13, 1919) #dies near Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt aged 22 in a flying accident, when he was forced to abandon his fighter due to engine failure. After he exited the smoke-filled cockpit, Marseille's chest struck the vertical stabiliser of his aircraft. The blow either killed him instantly or incapacitated him so that he was unable to open his parachute. He was originally buried in the Heroes Cemetery in Derna, Libya, and was reinterred at Memorial Gardens at Tobruk, Libya. Hans-Joachim Marseille was born in Berlin, Weimar Republic, Germany. Marseille, of French Huguenot ancestry, joined the Luftwaffe in 1938. At the age of 20, he graduated from one of the Luftwaffe's fighter pilot schools just in time to participate in the Battle of Britain, without notable success. A charming person, he had such a busy nightlife that sometimes he was too tired to be allowed to fly the next morning. As a result of poor discipline, he was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 27 (Fighter Wing 27, JG 27), which relocated to North Africa in April 1941. Under the guidance of his new commander, who recognised the latent potential in the young officer, Marseille quickly developed his abilities as a fighter pilot. Twenty-nine days before he died, he reached the zenith of his fighter pilot career on September 1, 1942, when during the course of three combat sorties he claimed 17 enemy fighters shot down, earning him the Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten (Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds). Several biographies of Hans-Joachim Marseille have described his disdain for authority and for the National Socialist (Nazi) movement in general. Some biographers, such as Colin Heaton, describe him as "openly anti-Nazi". When Marseille first met Hitler in 1942, he did not form a positive impression. After returning to Africa, Eduard Neumann recalled, "After his first visit with Hitler, Marseille returned and said that he thought 'the Fuhrer was a rather odd sort'." On the visit, Marseille also said some unflattering things about Hitler and the Nazi Party. Several senior officers, which included Adolf Galland and Nicolaus Von Below, overheard his remarks during one of the award ceremonies. Von Below asked Marseille whether he would join the Nazi Party and Marseille responded, within earshot of others, "that if he saw a party worth joining, he would consider it, but there would have to be plenty of attractive women in it." The remarks visibly upset Hitler, who was left "puzzled" by Marseille's behaviour. At the home of Willy Messerschmitt, industrialist and designer of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter, Marseille played American Jazz on Messerschmitt's piano in front of Adolf Hitler, party chairman Martin Bormann, Hitler's deputy and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goring, head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler and Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels. Hitler allegedly left the room. Magda Goebbels found the prank amusing and Artur Axmann recalled how his "blood froze" when he heard this "Ragtime" music being played in front of the Fuhrer. Later that month Marseille was invited to another party function, despite his earlier stunt. Obergruppenfuhrer Karl Wolff, of Personal Staff Reichsfuhrer-SS, confirmed that during his visit Marseille overheard a conversation which mentioned crimes against the Jews and other people. When Marseille returned to his unit, he reportedly asked his friends Franzisket, Clade and Schroer whether they had heard what was happening to Jews and if perhaps something was underway that they did not know about. Franszisket recalled that he had heard Jews were being relocated to territory gained in the East but no more. Marseille recounted how he had attempted to ask questions about Jews who had vanished from his own neighbourhood, including the family doctor who had delivered him at birth. Regardless of his hero status, when he attempted to bring the subject into any conversation with people who approached him, his enquiries were either met with awkward silences, people changed the subject, or even turned away. Franzisket noticed a change in Marseille's attitude toward his nation's cause. He never spoke of this with his comrades again. Marseille's friendship with his adopted helper also is used to show his anti-Nazi character. In 1942, Marseille befriended a black South African Army prisoner of war, Corporal Mathew Letuku, nicknamed Mathias. Marseille took him as a personal helper rather than allow him to be sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Europe. Over time, Marseille and Mathias became inseparable. Marseille was concerned about how Mathias would be treated by other units of the Wehrmacht and once remarked "Where I go, Mathias goes." Marseille secured promises from his senior commander, Neumann, that if anything should happen to him Mathias was to be kept with the unit. Mathias duly remained with JG 27 until the end of the war and attended post-war reunions until his death in 1984. Biographer Robert Tate went further in his examination. During his research, he contacted Professor Rafael Scheck, head of History at Colby College. Scheck published Hitler's African Victims: The German Army Massacres of Black French Soldiers in 1940 and is an acknowledged expert on racial theory and in Nazi Germany. Without being familiar with Marseille, Scheck identified his friendship with Corporal Mathew P. Letuku as being in direct contradiction to the Nazi mandate. Letuku, alias Mathias to everyone in JG 27, was a black South African soldier taken prisoner of war by German troops on the morning of 21 June 1941 at Tobruk fortress. Mathias initially worked as a volunteer driver with 3. Staffel then befriended Marseille and became his domestic helper in Africa. Scheck doubted that Marseille's "acquisition" of Mathias and his role as Marseille's "batman" was done out of disrespect. Scheck said, "I know of the camp commandant of the concentration camp of Mauthausen, who held a black man as his personal servant. This was done out of disrespect, however. I do not think that aspect was relevant for Marseille." When questioned on Marseille's behaviour, Scheck said: "I do not find it odd because I am accustomed to seeing many nuances among the Germans of the Third Reich. But his behaviour would probably be startling for many other researchers." Tate also noted Marseille's penchant for Cuban rumba by Ernesto Lecuona, jazz, and swing, which he believes was another way Marseille resisted Nazi ideals. https://store.earthstation1.com/war-props-the-messerschmitt-bf-109-dvd-mp4-download1094.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The March Of Time Newsreel Set 1933-46 All 3 TV Series DVD, MP4, USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1946: #DOTD: Takashi Sakai, Japanese lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his role as Governor Of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation (b. October 18, 1887) #dies by firing squad execution, having been convicted at China's Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal on August 27, 1946 of command responsibility for the extrajudicial murder of Chinese civilians. The burial of those convicts sentenced to death by the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal are not publicly disclosed. Takashi Sakai was born Takashi Sakai in Kamo District, Hiroshima, now part of Hiroshima city. He was educated in military preparatory schools in Kobe and Osaka and graduated from the 20th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908, whereupon he was assigned to the IJA 28th Infantry Regiment. He graduated from the 28th class of the Army Staff College. In 1928, Sakai was stationed in Jinan, Shandong Province, China with the IJA 12th Infantry Regiment during the Jinan Incident and is believed by some Chinese historians to be responsible for the murder of Kuomintang army emissaries during negotiations on May 4, 1928. He was transferred to the Tientsin Garrison from 1929 to 1932. In 1932, Sakai was promoted to colonel and was assigned to the 5th Section military intelligence of the 2nd Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff from 1932 to 1934. As Chief of Staff of the Japanese China Garrison Army from 1934 to 1935, Sakai orchestrated a series of armed conflicts, which resulted in an armistice with the Chinese government which resulted in the He-Umezu Agreement which effectively gave Japan control of Hebei Province. He became commander of the IJA 23rd Infantry Regiment in 1936. Sakai was promoted to major general in 1937 and was appointed commander of the IJA 28th Infantry Brigade. He became a lieutenant general in 1939, and was assigned to the Coordination Bureau, Asia Development Group, Mengjiang Board from 1939 to 1940. He was also assigned to the Mongolia Garrison Army at this time. Recalled to Japan in 1940, Sakai was briefly appointed commander of the Imperial Guards Depot Division. Sakai was commander of the IJA 23rd Army stationed in Canton in November 1941. He was ordered to use the IJA 38th Division, which was normally under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group to capture Hong Kong, and was given a 10-day time limit. On December 8, 1941, a few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces commanded by Sakai, and his Chief of Staff Tadamichi Kuribayashi, invaded Hong Kong. However, the subsequent Battle of Hong Kong did not proceed as quickly or as smoothly as Sakai had planned, and he was forced to request an extension to his deadline. Sir Mark Young, the Governor of Hong Kong, surrendered all British forces in Hong Kong on Christmas Day, after 18 days of fighting. Sakai's frustrations over the unexpectedly strong British resistance may have been reflected by the extreme brutality which characterized the campaign and subsequent occupation. Sakai served as Japanese Governor of Hong Kong until February 20, 1942. He was recalled to Japan, and retired from active service in 1943. He was recalled to active service in February 1945, and was ordered to go to Beijing; however, the war came to an end before he departed Japan. After the end of the war, Sakai was apprehended by the American occupation authorities at the request of the Chinese government and was extradited to China. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-march-of-time-dvd-set-all-3-tv-series-19334631933467.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: British Public Information & Propaganda Films DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1951: Grand Finales: World's Fair Finales: The Festival Of Britain: The South Bank Exhibition Of The Festival Of Britain -- The South Bank Exhibition Of The Festival Of Britain ends. The Festival Of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Labour cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851. However, it was not to be another World Fair, for international themes were absent, as was the British Commonwealth. Instead, the 1951 festival focused entirely on Britain and its achievements; it was funded chiefly by the government, with a budget of _12 million. The Labour government was losing support and so the implicit goal of the festival was to give the people a feeling of successful recovery from the war's devastation, as well as promoting British science, technology, industrial design, architecture and the arts. The Festival's centrepiece was in London on the South Bank of the Thames. Construction of the South Bank site opened up a new public space, including a riverside walkway, where previously there had been warehouses and working-class housing. The layout of the South Bank site was intended to showcase the principles of urban design that would feature in the post-war rebuilding of London and the creation of the new towns. These included multiple levels of buildings, elevated walkways and avoidance of a street grid. Most of the South Bank buildings were International Modernist in style, little seen in Britain before the war. In addition to the South Bank location, there were also many other events throughout Britain: in Poplar (Architecture - Lansbury Estate), Battersea (the Festival Pleasure Gardens), South Kensington (Science) and Glasgow (Industrial Power). Festival celebrations took place in Cardiff, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Perth, Bournemouth, York, Aldeburgh, Inverness, Cheltenham, Oxford, Norwich, Canterbury and elsewhere, and there were touring exhibitions by land and sea. The Festival became a "beacon for change" that proved immensely popular with thousands of elite visitors and millions of popular ones. It helped reshape British arts, crafts, designs and sports for a generation. https://store.earthstation1.com/british-public-information-and-propaganda-films-dual-layer-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Shadow Of Jack The Ripper Documentary DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1888: #DOTD: #RIP: Crime: Crime In The United Kingdom: Murder: Serial Murders: The Whitechapel Murders (The Jack The Ripper Murders, The Leather Apron Murders): -- Jack The Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes, two of the "canonical five" victims of the Whitechapel Murders between August 31 and November 9, 1888; Elizabeth Stride was buried at the East London Cemetery on October 6 1888, and Catherine Eddowes was buried in The City Of London Cemetery And Crematorium in Newham, Greater London, England. Elizabeth Stride (nee Gustafsdotter; b. November 27, 1843) was nicknamed "Long Liz". Several explanations have been given for this pseudonym; some believe it came from her married surname "Stride" because a stride is a long step, while others believe it was either because of her height, or the shape of her face. At the time of her death she was living in a common lodging-house at 32 Flower and Dean Street, Spitalfields, within what was then a notorious criminal rookery (a city slum occupied by poor people and frequently also by criminals and prostitutes). Stride's body was discovered close to 1 a.m. on Sunday September 30, 1888 by Louis Diemschutz, the steward of the Workers' Club, in the adjacent Dutfield's Yard at Berner Street (known as Henriques Street). With blood still flowing from a wound in her neck, it appeared that she was killed just moments before he arrived. Catherine "Kate" Eddowes (b. April 14, 1842) was the second person killed in the early hours of Sunday September 30, 1888, a night which already had seen the murder of Elizabeth Stride less than an hour earlier. These two murders are commonly referred to as the "double event". Eddowes was killed and mutilated in London's Mitre Square between 1:35 and 1:45 a.m. At 1:45 a.m., Eddowes' mutilated body was found in the south-west corner of square by the square's beat policeman PC Edward Watkins. Jack The Ripper is the best-known name for an unidentified serial killer generally believed to have been active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. In both the criminal case files and contemporary journalistic accounts, the killer was called the Whitechapel Murderer and Leather Apron. Attacks ascribed to Jack The Ripper typically involved female prostitutes who lived and worked in the slums of the East End of London whose throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to proposals that their killer had some anatomical or surgical knowledge. Rumours that the murders were connected intensified in September and October 1888, and letters were received by media outlets and Scotland Yard from a writer or writers purporting to be the murderer. The name "Jack The Ripper" originated in a letter written by someone claiming to be the murderer that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax and may have been written by journalists in an attempt to heighten interest in the story and increase their newspapers' circulation. The "From Hell" letter received by George Lusk of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee came with half of a preserved human kidney, purportedly taken from one of the victims. The public came increasingly to believe in a single serial killer known as "Jack The Ripper", mainly because of the extraordinarily brutal nature of the murders, and because of media treatment of the events. Extensive newspaper coverage bestowed widespread and enduring international notoriety on the Ripper, and the legend solidified. A police investigation into a series of eleven brutal killings in Whitechapel up to 1891 was unable to connect all the killings conclusively to the murders of 1888. Five victims-Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly-are known as the "canonical five" and their murders between August 31 and November 9, 1888 are often considered the most likely to be linked. The murders were never solved, and the legends surrounding them became a combination of genuine historical research, folklore, and pseudohistory. The term "ripperology" was coined to describe the study and analysis of the Ripper cases. There are now over one hundred hypotheses about the Ripper's identity, and the murders have inspired many works of fiction. https://store.earthstation1.com/timewatch-shadow-of-jack-the-ripper-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: History Of Talk Radio w/Lauren Hutton + Dateline: Howard Stern MP4 DVD
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1915: #BOTD: Lester Maddox, American businessman, populist Democratic segregationist politician who served as the 75th Governor Of Georgia from 1967 to 1971, Lieutenant Governor Of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 during the period when Jimmy Carter was Governor (d. June 25, 2003) is #born Lester Garfield Maddox Sr. in Atlanta, Georgia. He came to prominence as a staunch segregationist when he refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant, in violation of the Civil Rights Act Of 1964. With his political career seemingly over and with massive debts stemming from his 1974 gubernatorial bid, Maddox began a short-lived nightclub comedy career in 1977 with an African American musician, Bobby Lee Fears, who had worked as a busboy in his restaurant. Fears had served time in prison for a drug offense before Maddox, as lieutenant governor, was able to assist him in obtaining a pardon. Calling themselves "The Governor and his Dishwasher," the duo performed comedy bits built around musical numbers with Maddox on harmonica and Fears on guitar. Lester Maddox died in an Atlanta, Georgia hospice of complications from pneumonia and prostate cancer after a fall while recuperating from intestinal surgery, aged 87. He and his wife Virginia are both interred at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs in northern Fulton County, Georgia. Due to a successful business career, Maddox was relatively wealthy when he died. https://store.earthstation1.com/hioftarawila.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Bloopers: Radio & TV Outtakes CD, MP3 Audio Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1917: #BOTD: #HBD! Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer, bandleader, songwriter, singer, tap dancer and actor, widely considered one of the most influential drummers of all time and known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed, billed as "the world's greatest drummer" during his career (d. April 2, 1987) is #born Bernard Rich in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish parents Bess Skolnik and Robert Rich, both American vaudevillians. Before he turned two, he was part of his parents' act on vaudeville, but on breaks he would sneak into the orchestra pit and try to get the drummer's sticks. He was on Broadway as Baby Traps the Drum Wonder at age four, playing "The Stars And Stripes Forever" on a drum. He was a singer and tap dancer. Rich would often sneak into jazz clubs at an age when he looked old enough to sit on the drum set. In his teens he led a band and toured in the U.S. and Australia. At 15 he became the second highest paid child entertainer behind Jackie Coogan during the 1930s. His jazz career began in 1937 with clarinetist Joe Marsala. He became a member of big bands led by Bunny Berigan and Artie Shaw. When he was home from touring with Shaw, he gave drum lessons to a 14-year-old Mel Brooks for six months. At 21, he participated in his first major recording with the Vic Schoen Orchestra who backed the Andrews Sisters. In 1942, Rich left the Dorsey band to join the United States Marine Corps, in which he served as a judo instructor and never saw combat. Rich joined the Marines to fight the Germans but instead wound up fighting flagrant anti-Semitism, a battle that landed him in the stockade. He was discharged in 1944 for unspecified medical reasons. After leaving the Marines, he returned to the Dorsey band. In 1946, with financial support from Frank Sinatra, he formed a band and continued to lead bands intermittently until the early 1950s. Following the war, Rich formed his own big band, which often played at the Apollo Theater and featured backing vocals from Frank Sinatra. He performed with many bandleaders, most notably Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Count Basie, and led his own big band. He also had a legendary temper. His mercurial attitude and imposing personality were documented in secret recordings that pianist Lee Musiker made during some of his outbursts on tour buses and backstage in the early 1980s, recordings known as The Bus Tapes. These recordings have done much to fuel the reputation of Rich' personality. The tapes were popular with comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who used three quotes from them more or less verbatim on Seinfeld: 1) "If I have to tell you again, we're gonna take it outside and I'm gonna show you what it' like!" ("The Opposite"); 2) "This guy: this is not my kind of guy." ("The Understudy"); and 3) "Then let' see how he does, up there, without all the assistance!" ("The Butter Shave"). On one recording, Rich threatens to fire Dave Panichi, a trombonist, for having a beard. While he threatened many times to fire members of his band, he seldom did so, and for the most part he lauded his musicians during television and print interviews. The day before Rich died, he was visited by Mel Torme, who claims that one of Rich' last requests was to hear the tapes that featured his angry outbursts. At the time, Torme was working on an authorized biography of Rich, which was released after Rich's death, titled Traps: The Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich. Torme included edited excerpts of the tapes in the book, but never played them for Rich. Buddy Rich died of unexpected respiratory and cardiac failure aged 69 after a treatment related to the malignant brain tumor in Los Angeles, California. His wife Marie and daughter Cathy buried him in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. https://store.earthstation1.com/bloopers-outtakes-and-offmoments-radio-and-tv-madness-mp3-c3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Mister Rock And Roll (1957) Alan Freed Chuck Berry DVD Download USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1942: #BOTD: #HBD! Frankie Lymon, African American rock and roll/rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, best known as the boy soprano lead singer of the New York City-based early rock and roll group The Teenagers (d. February 27, 1968) is #born Franklin Joseph Lymon in Harlem, New York. The Teeneagers group was composed of five boys, all in their early to mid-teens. The original lineup of the Teenagers, an integrated group, included three African American members, Frankie Lymon, Jimmy Merchant, and Sherman Garnes; and two Puerto Rican members, Joe Negroni and Herman Santiago. The Teenagers' first single, 1956's "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," was also their biggest hit. After Lymon went solo in mid-1957, both his career and that of the Teenagers fell into decline. He was found dead at the age of 25 on the floor of his grandmother's bathroom from a heroin overdose. He is buried at Saint Raymond's New Cemetery And Mausoleum in The Bronx, New York. His life was dramatized in the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall In Love. https://store.earthstation1.com/mister-rock-and-roll-dvd-1957-alan-freed-story-m1957.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: WABC Radio Airchecks MP3 Collection 1960s-1980s DVD, MP3 Download, USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1935: #BOTD: #HBD! Johnny Mathis, African American popular music singer and actor, is #born John Royce Mathis in Gilmer, Texas. Starting his career with singles of standard music, Mathis became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status and 73 making the Billboard charts. Mathis has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for three recordings. Mathis is the third best-selling artist of the 20th century, selling 360 million records worldwide. Although frequently described as a romantic singer, his discography includes traditional pop, Latin American, soul, rhythm and blues, show tunes, Tin Pan Alley, soft rock, blues, country music, and even a few disco songs for his album Mathis Magic in 1979. Mathis has also recorded six albums of Christmas music. In a 1968 interview, he cited Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and Bing Crosby among his musical influences. Mathis came out as a homosexual to Us magazine in 1982 saying "Homesexualtiy is a lifestyle I've become accustomed to". Mathis later said that that comment was supposed to have been off the record and did not publicly discuss his sexual orientation for many years after that. Beginning in 2006, Mathis has increasingly opened up about his sexuality and confirmed that he is gay, saying on CBS News Sunday Morning on May 14, 2017 "I come from San Francisco. It's not unusual to be gay in San Francisco. I've had some girlfriends, some boyfriends, just like most people. But I never got married, for instance. I knew that I was gay." https://store.earthstation1.com/wabc-musicradio-shows-mp3-dvd-60s80s-am-360807775.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: George Gershwin Remembered DVD, MP4 Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1935: Aesthetics: Performing Arts: Premieres: Theatre Premieres: Musical Premieres: Opera Premieres: -- Porgy and Bess, an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin, adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, premieres in a tryout Preview at The Colonial Theatre in Boston before moving to Broadway in New York City. It featured a cast of classically trained African-American singers -- a daring artistic choice at the time. A 1976 Houston Grand Opera production gained it a renewed popularity, and it is now one of the best known and most frequently performed operas. The libretto of Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black street beggar living in the slums of Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Life, her drug dealer. The opera plot generally follows the stage play. In the years following Gershwin's death, Porgy and Bess was adapted for smaller-scale performances. It was adapted as a film in 1959. Some of the songs in the opera, such as "Summertime", became popular and are frequently recorded. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the trend has been toward productions with greater fidelity to Gershwin's original intentions, though smaller-scale productions also continue to be mounted. A complete recorded version of the score was released in 1976; since then, it has been recorded several times. https://store.earthstation1.com/george-gershwin-remembered-dvd-1987-tv-documen1987.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Marc London: The President Strikes Back JFK Comedy Album MP3 DL USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1927: #BOTD: #HBD! Marc London, American actor, comedian, comedy writer and screenwriter (d. February 9, 2010) is #born Albert Francis Ruby Jr in Boston, Massachusetts. He is known for his comedy album The President Strikes Back (1962) and his television work on Get Smart (1965), Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967) and The Muppet Show (1976). Marc London died on February 9, 2010 in Hyannis, Massachusetts at the age of 82. He estranged much of his family due to alcoholism; his beautiful daughter (and dear friend of J.C. Kaelin), the distinguished fashion designer and media personality Rachel London, states that she believes he was most likely cremated. https://store.earthstation1.com/marc-london-the-president-strikes-back-jfk-comedy-album-mp3-dl-us3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Alternative Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band MP3 CD Download USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1828: #BOTD: #HBD! Lahiri Mahasaya, Indian yogi, guru and a disciple of the Kriya Yoga master Mahavatar Babaji (d. September 26, 1895) is #born Shyama Charan Lahiri in Ghurani, Punjab, India. He was chosen by his guru to revive the yogic science of Kriya Yoga to the public after centuries of its guarding by masters. He was unusual among Indian holy people in that he was a householder: marrying, raising a family, and working as an government accountant, he lived with his family in Varanasi rather than in a temple or monastery. Throughout his life, he spread Kriya naturally and rarely sponsored any organizations; nonetheless, his pious living attracted followers and he became the guru of many advanced Kriya disciples, such as Panchanan Bhattacharya and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. For his exceptional lifestyle as an "Ideal yogi-householder", he became a spiritually inspirational figure and achieved a substantial reputation among 19th century Hindu religionists. He became known in the West through Paramahansa Yogananda, a disciple of Sri Yukteswar Giri, and through Yogananda's 1946 book Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogananda noted his "Christlike life" and considered him a Yogavatar, or "Incarnation of Yoga," since Lahiri himself was chosen by the yogic masters to disseminate the principles of yoga to the world. The book notes that as a guru, Lahiri was conscientious and understanding of his disciples; he carefully directed them according to their natural inclinations. Stressing the practicality of Kriya, he yet allowed students the freedom to worship based on their own backgrounds. He also bravely accepted social outcasts and those of other faiths as his students, despite being a high-caste Brahmin in an orthodox Hindu society. Many miraculous instances of his life are also detailed in the book, such as being initiated in a luminous palace materialized by Babaji and reviving a disciple from death. During his retirement years, he often remained continuously in a meditative state in his home parlor without needing sleep, and often without even leaving for other parts of the house; disciples and wandering monks would visit him both by day and night. Trailanga Swami, the famous saint of Varanasi, had praised Lahiri Mahasaya in the following words, "Lahiri Mahasaya is like a divine kitten, remaining wherever the Cosmic Mother has placed him. While dutifully playing the part of a worldly man, he has received that perfect Self-realization which I have sought by renouncing everything - even my loincloth!" Lahiri Mahasaya died aged 66 in Benares, United Provinces, British Raj (modern India). His remains were cremated, and the ashes are interred at Shri Lahiri Mahasaya Samadhi Temple, New Keshav Ashram, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. https://store.earthstation1.com/alternative-sgt-pepper39s-lonely-hearts-club-band-mp3-cd-download-393.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Edison's Miracle Of Light History Peter Coyote MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1828: #BOTD: #HBD! Lahiri Mahasaya, Indian yogi, guru and a disciple of the Kriya Yoga master Mahavatar Babaji (d. September 26, 1895) is #born Shyama Charan Lahiri in Ghurani, Punjab, India. He was chosen by his guru to revive the yogic science of Kriya Yoga to the public after centuries of its guarding by masters. He was unusual among Indian holy people in that he was a householder: marrying, raising a family, and working as an government accountant, he lived with his family in Varanasi rather than in a temple or monastery. Throughout his life, he spread Kriya naturally and rarely sponsored any organizations; nonetheless, his pious living attracted followers and he became the guru of many advanced Kriya disciples, such as Panchanan Bhattacharya and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. For his exceptional lifestyle as an "Ideal yogi-householder", he became a spiritually inspirational figure and achieved a substantial reputation among 19th century Hindu religionists. He became known in the West through Paramahansa Yogananda, a disciple of Sri Yukteswar Giri, and through Yogananda's 1946 book Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogananda noted his "Christlike life" and considered him a Yogavatar, or "Incarnation of Yoga," since Lahiri himself was chosen by the yogic masters to disseminate the principles of yoga to the world. The book notes that as a guru, Lahiri was conscientious and understanding of his disciples; he carefully directed them according to their natural inclinations. Stressing the practicality of Kriya, he yet allowed students the freedom to worship based on their own backgrounds. He also bravely accepted social outcasts and those of other faiths as his students, despite being a high-caste Brahmin in an orthodox Hindu society. Many miraculous instances of his life are also detailed in the book, such as being initiated in a luminous palace materialized by Babaji and reviving a disciple from death. During his retirement years, he often remained continuously in a meditative state in his home parlor without needing sleep, and often without even leaving for other parts of the house; disciples and wandering monks would visit him both by day and night. Trailanga Swami, the famous saint of Varanasi, had praised Lahiri Mahasaya in the following words, "Lahiri Mahasaya is like a divine kitten, remaining wherever the Cosmic Mother has placed him. While dutifully playing the part of a worldly man, he has received that perfect Self-realization which I have sought by renouncing everything - even my loincloth!" Lahiri Mahasaya died aged 66 in Benares, United Provinces, British Raj (modern India). His remains were cremated, and the ashes are interred at Shri Lahiri Mahasaya Samadhi Temple, New Keshav Ashram, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. https://store.earthstation1.com/edmioflihipe.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Merchant Marine In World War II + 2 Bonus Titles DVD MP4 Download
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1943: Military Acadamies (Service Acadamies): Military Acadamies Of The United States: (Service Acadamies Of The United States): -- The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York is dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The United States Merchant Marine Academy (also known as USMMA or Kings Point) is one of the five United States service academies, located in Kings Point, New York. It is charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military, and the transportation industry. Midshipmen (as students at the Academy are called) are trained in marine engineering, navigation, ship' administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship. The United States Merchant Marine refers to either United States civilian mariners, or to U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels. Both the civilian mariners and the merchant vessels are managed by a combination of the government and private sectors, and engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United States. The Merchant Marine primarily transports cargo and passengers during peacetime; in times of war, the Merchant Marine can be an auxiliary to the United States Navy, and can be called upon to deliver military personnel and materiel for the military. Merchant Marine officers may also be commissioned as military officers by the Department of Defense. Merchant mariners move cargo and passengers between nations and within the United States, and operate and maintain deep-sea merchant ships, tugboats, towboats, ferries, dredges, excursion vessels, charter boats and other waterborne craft on the oceans, the Great Lakes, rivers, canals, harbors, and other waterways. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-merchant-marine-in-world-war-ii-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Carriers: Aircraft Carrier History TV Series DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1937: Naval History: The History Of The United States Navy: The New United States Navy (The New Navy, The United States Navy 1885-Present): The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: Naval Commissions: Aircraft Carriers: USS Yorktown (CV-5): --USS Yorktown (CV-5), an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II, is commissioned at the Naval Station Norfolk (NS Norfolk), Norfolk, Virginia, sponsored by Eleanor Roosevelt, with Captain Ernest D. McWhorter in command. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, she was the lead ship of the Yorktown class, which was designed on the basis of lessons learned from operations with the converted battlecruisers of the Lexington class and the smaller purpose-built USS Ranger. Yorktown was at port in Norfolk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, having just completed a patrol of the Atlantic Ocean. She then sailed to San Diego in late December 1941 and was incorporated as the flagship of Task Force 17. Together with the carrier Lexington, she successfully attacked Japanese shipping off the east coast of New Guinea in early March 1942. Her aircraft sank or damaged several warships supporting the invasion of Tulagi in early May. Yorktown rendezvoused with Lexington in the Coral Sea and attempted to stop the invasion of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. They sank the light aircraft carrier Shoho on May 7, during the Battle of the Coral Sea, but did not encounter the main Japanese force of the carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku until the next day. Aircraft from Lexington and Yorktown badly damaged Shokaku, but the Japanese aircraft critically damaged Lexington (which was later scuttled), and damaged Yorktown. Despite the damage suffered, Yorktown was able to return to Hawaii. Although estimates were that the damage would take two weeks to repair, Yorktown put to sea only 72 hours after entering drydock at Pearl Harbor, which meant that she was available for the next confrontation with the Japanese. Yorktown played an important part in the Battle of Midway in early June. Yorktown's aircraft played crucial roles in sinking two Japanese fleet carriers. Yorktown also absorbed both Japanese aerial counterattacks at Midway which otherwise would have been directed at the carriers USS Enterprise and Hornet. On June 4, during the Battle of Midway, Japanese aircraft crippled Yorktown. She lost all power and developed a 23-degree list to port. Salvage efforts on Yorktown were encouraging, and she was taken in tow by USS Vireo. In the late afternoon of 6 June, the Japanese submarine I-168 fired a salvo of torpedoes, two of which struck Yorktown, and a third sinking the destroyer USS Hammann, which had been providing auxiliary power to Yorktown. With further salvage efforts deemed hopeless, the remaining repair crews were evacuated from Yorktown, which sank on the morning of June 7. The wreck of Yorktown was located in May 1998 by Robert Ballard. https://store.earthstation1.com/carriers-complete-14-part-tv-series-4-dvd-144.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: War Jets: The Grumman F-14 Tomcat DVD MP4 Download USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 2004: The History Of Rocketry: Anti-Aircraft Missiles: Air-To-Air Missiles (AAMs): The AIM-54 Phoenix Missile: -- The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service; almost two years later, the Tomcat, which was designed specifically to carry the AIM-54 Phoenix, is also retired. The AIM-54 Phoenix is an American active radar-guided, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform. The AIM-54 Phoenix was the United States' only operational long-range AAM during its service life; its operational capabilities were supplemented by the AIM-7 Sparrow (and later, the AIM-120 AMRAAM), which served as the primary medium-range AAM and the AIM-9 Sidewinder, serving as the primary short-range or "dogfight" AAM. The combination of Phoenix missile and the Tomcat's AN/AWG-9 guidance radar meant that it was the first aerial weapons system that could simultaneously engage multiple targets. Due to its active radar tracking, the brevity code "Fox Three" was used when firing the AIM-54. The act of the missile achieving a radar lock with its own radar is known under brevity as "Going Pitbull". Both the missile and the aircraft were used by Iran and the United States Navy (USN). In US service both are now retired, the AIM-54 Phoenix in 2004 and the F-14 in 2006. They were replaced by the shorter-range AIM-120 AMRAAM, employed on the F/A-18 Hornet and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet; in its AIM-120D version, the latest version of the AMRAAM just matches the Phoenix's maximum range. In July 2024, the USN announced the operational fielding of the AIM-174, the "Air-Launched Configuration" of the RIM-174 Standard ERAM, the first dedicated long-range AAM to be fielded by the U.S. military since the AIM-54's retirement. The AIM-54 has been used in 62 air-to-air strikes, all by Iran during the eight-year Iran-Iraq War. Following the retirement of the F-14 by the USN, the weapon's only current operator is the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. https://store.earthstation1.com/war-jets-the-grumman-f14-tomcat-d14.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Presidency: The Press & The People: Press Secretaries DVD MP4 USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1943: #BOTD: #HBD: Jody Powell, American diplomat, political advisor and White House press secretary during the Presidency Of Jimmy Carter (d. September 14, 2009) is #born Joseph Lester Powell, Jr. in Cordele, Georgia. Powell grew up on a farm in Vienna, 35 miles east of Carter's home town of Plains. He attended the United States Air Force Academy beginning in 1961, but was expelled three years later for cheating on a history exam. After finishing his Bachelor of Arts at Georgia State University in 1966, Powell enrolled in the doctoral program in political science at Emory University. He earned a Master of Arts in the discipline before leaving the program. While at Emory in 1968, he sent a paper he had written on southern populism to Jimmy Carter, and began working for the future president, who at the time, was running for governor of Georgia. Powell's first job for Carter was as a volunteer driver, with Powell taking Carter to various campaign stops throughout Georgia. Powell eventually became Carter's close friend and functionally served as his press secretary. Powell eventually quit Emory prior to completing his doctorate to work full-time for Carter. During Carter's presidential campaign in 1976, Powell was noted for his energy and for calling reporters from wayside pay telephones to make sure they got Carter's record straight. In the run-up to the 1976 presidential election, Time Magazine profiled Powell, anticipating that if Carter were elected, Powell would serve a "dual role as adviser and spokesman" and would become one of the most powerful White House press secretaries in history due to his close relationship with Carter. After Carter's 1976 election as president, Powell was described as a member of the "Georgia Mafia", a group of close aides from Georgia who moved to high positions in the Carter administration, but who were inexperienced in national politics. Powell and Carter's Chief Of Staff Hamilton Jordan appeared in 1977 as caricatures on the cover of Time in 1977 and were pictured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, where they were dubbed Carter's "whiz kids". Powell served as White House press secretary for Carter's entire term as president. In 1985, he published a memoir, The Other Side of the Story, in which he discussed his leak to the Associated Press of the Jimmy Carter rabbit incident, Carter's 1979 encounter with a swamp rabbit, that "was intent on climbing into the Presidential boat". In 1990, he participated in Ken Burns' PBS documentary miniseries The Civil War, lending his distinctive voice to Confederate figures of the American Civil War, notably Generals Stonewall Jackson and John B. Gordon. Powell and Sheila Tate, former White House press secretary to Nancy Reagan, co-founded Powell Tate, a public relations firm based in Washington, D.C., in 1991. Powell worked as CEO of the firm until his death in 2009. Powell was a member of the Board of Advisors for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Jody Powell died of a heart attack at his home on the Eastern Shore in Maryland, aged 65. His burial details are not publicly disclosed. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-presidency-the-press-amp-the-people-dvd-10-press-secretari10.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Offshore Pirate Radio 1960s-1980s MP3s DVD, Audio Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1967: Broadcasting: The History Of Broadcasting: Radio: The History Of Radio Broadcasting: The History Of British Radio Broadcasting: -- BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 respectively; that same Saturday, BBC Radio 1 was launched at 6:55 am, conceived as a direct response to the popularity of offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio London, which had been outlawed by parliament's Marine Offences Act that became law in at midnight Monday, August 14, 1967. The first disc jockey to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn, whose cheery style, first heard on Radio Caroline and Radio London, won him the prime slot on what became known as the "Radio 1 Breakfast Show". The first words on Radio 1 - after a countdown by the Controller of Radios 1 and 2, Robin Scott, and a jingle, recorded at PAMS in Dallas, Texas, beginning "The voice of Radio 1" - were: "And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1." https://store.earthstation1.com/offshore-pirate-radio-2-dual-layer-mp3-dvds-uk-amp-euro23.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Golden Age Of Comedy 5 Album Set CD, MP3, USB Stick
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1995: #DOTD: #RIP: George Kirby, African American comedian, impressionists, singer, and actor (b. June 8, 1923) #dies of Parkinson's disease at a nursing home in Las Vegas, aged 72; he was survived by his wife, Rosemary. He is buried at Queen Of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kirby broke into show business in the 1940s at the Club DeLisa, a South Side establishment that employed a variety-show format and preferred to hire local singers, dancers, and comedians. His first recording was as a stand-up blues singer, performing "Ice Man Blues" on a Tom Archia session done in 1947 for Aristocrat Records. He was one of the first African American comedians to appeal to white as well as black audiences during the height of the Civil Rights era, appearing between 1963 and 1972 on Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Dean Martin Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Temptations Show, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. As an impressionist, he mimicked - provocatively for 1960s performance venues - white actors such as John Wayne and Walter Brennan rather than solely black stars such as Bill Cosby and Pearl Bailey. He also did vocal impressions of such singers as Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams. In 1970, he was allowed to produce The George Kirby Show, a television special, to gauge whether he could attract an audience for a weekly series. This led to his hosting Half the George Kirby Comedy Hour, a sketch comedy and variety show, which lasted for 22 episodes in 1972; it was one of the actor-comedian Steve Martin's first credits in front of the camera. The series was in many ways an uneasy compromise between Kirby's natural gifts and what the public would accept of black actors at the time; a regular feature was a shaggy dog story segment entitled the "Funky Fable". He was also a regular in the ABC series The Kopykats, with other impressionists such as Rich Little, Charlie Callas, Marilyn Michaels, and Frank Gorshin. Following the demise of his show, Kirby's career declined, especially as audiences began to look for more cutting-edge comedy. His career never again reached its former heights, but he did register featured guest appearances on Gimme a Break with Nell Carter, What's Happening Now!!, Crazy Like a Fox, and 227. In 1983 he did a USO tour with Bob Hope to entertain the troops in Beirut, Lebanon as part of the multinational peacekeeping force. Arrested in 1977 for selling cocaine and heroin to an undercover officer, Kirby served three and a half years in prison. After his release, he visited schools to tell students to stay off drugs. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in his later years, Kirby made his last public appearance at an all-star benefit in May 1995 given by his friends for his mounting medical bills. https://store.earthstation1.com/golden-age-of-comedy-narrated-by-george-burns-5-album-set-mp3-53.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Labor Union Films Collection DVD, Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1962: Organized Labor: The Labor Union Movement: The Labor Union Movement In The United States: The Labor History Of The United States: Labor Unions In The United States: The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) (United Farm Workers): -- Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez founds the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), led by himself and Dolores Huerta; it would later merge with The Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) led by organizer Larry Itliong to form The United Farm Workers of America (UFW). They allied and transformed from workers' rights organizations into the UFW union as a result of a series of strikes in 1965, when the Filipino American and Mexican American farmworkers of the AWOC in Delano, California, initiated a grape strike, and the NFWA went on strike in support. As a result of the commonality in goals and methods, the NFWA and the AWOC formed the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee on August 22, 1966. This organization was accepted into the AFL-CIO in 1972 and changed its name to the United Farm Workers Union. https://store.earthstation1.com/labor-union-films-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Romer's Egypt Ancient Egypt TV Series/The Hyksos Invasion MP4 DVD Set
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1941: #BOTD: #HBD! John Romer, British Egyptologist, historian historian and archaeologist, is #born John Lewis Romer in Surrey, England. He has created and appeared in many TV archaeology series, including Romer's Egypt, Ancient Lives, Testament, The Seven Wonders of the World, Byzantium: The Lost Empire and Great Excavations: The Story of Archaeology. He is an expert on the lives and legacy of the inhabitants of the ancient artisan village of Deir El-Medina, home of the craftsmen of the tombs of the egyptian valley of the kings, about whom more is known than any other settlement of antiquity. Romer was educated at Ottershaw School, a boarding school near Woking, Surrey, and came to archaeology through his epigraphic studies of painting and drawing at the Royal College of Art in London. He later worked as an artist in Persepolis and Cairo, drawing and studying ancient inscriptions. He began his archaeological work in 1966 when he participated in the University of Chicago's Epigraphic Survey at the temples and tombs of the ancient Egyptian site of Thebes (modern-day Luxor). From 1977 to 1979 he originated and organised a major expedition to the Valley of the Kings which carried out the first excavation there since the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. In 1979 he headed the Brooklyn Museum's expedition to excavate the tomb of Ramesses XI. In 1979 Romer and his wife (Elizabeth Romer, also an archaeologist and designer) founded The Theban Foundation, in Berkeley, California, a body dedicated to the conservation and documentation of the Royal Tombs of Thebes. One result of this was the creation of the Theban Mapping Project. Romer's books (some co-written with his wife) include Valley of the Kings, Ancient Lives, Testament and The Seven Wonders of the World, many of which were televised. His most recent works, A History of Ancient Egypt: From the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, and A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 2: From the Great Pyramid to the Fall of the Middle Kingdom were published in 2012 and 2017. Romer lives in Tuscany, Italy. https://store.earthstation1.com/romer39s-egypt-dvd-set-complete-tv-series-2-di392.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: You Can't Cheat An Honest Man 1939 W.C.Fields Edgar Bergen DVD MP4 USB
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1978: #DOTD: Edgar Bergen, American actor, ventriloquist, comedian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd and for being the father of actress Candice Bergen (b. February 16, 1903) #dies of kidney disease aged 75 in Paradise, Nevada. Bergen is interred with his parents (who are buried under their true surname of "Berggren"), in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California. In his will, according to Candice Bergen's memoir, 'A Fine Romance,' he left his daughter nothing, but bequeathed his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, 10K USD. "I'd chased my father's approval all my life, and here was proof I'd never get it," the actress wrote. "I was hurt, shocked, when I discovered he had left me out of his will." She further explained that her father had provided this inheritance for the dummy, so that the funds could be managed, invested, and reinvested to provide for his future performances. She said her father wrote in his will: "I make this provision for sentimental reasons, which to me are vital due to the association with Charlie McCarthy, who has been my constant companion and who has taken on the character of a real person and from whom I have never been separated even for a day." Throughout the book, she suggested that her father seemed to have a stronger kinship with Charlie than with her. The dummy "dominated" her childhood, she explained, and even had his own bedroom in their house. "Those were unique circumstances to grow up in," she wrote. "Sometimes I have to give myself credit for being a functional human being. I knew my father loved me, but with his Swedish reserve, it wasn't his nature to tell me." . https://store.earthstation1.com/you-can39t-cheat-an-honest-man-dvd-1939-wc-391939.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Mort Sahl Comedy Album MP3 MegaSet CD, Audio Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1924: #BOTD: Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (d. August 25, 1984) is #born Truman Streckfus Persons in New Orleans, Louisiana. Several of Truman Garcia Capote's short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast At Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966), which he labeled a "non-fiction novel". His works have been adapted into more than 20 films and television dramas. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother, and multiple migrations. He had discovered his calling as a writer by the time he was eight years old, and he honed his writing ability throughout his childhood. He began his professional career writing short stories. The critical success of "Miriam" (1945) attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices, Other Rooms (1948). Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a journalistic work about the murder of a Kansas farm family in their home. Capote spent six years writing the book, aided by his lifelong friend Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). Truman Capote died aged 59 at the Bel Air, Los Angeles home of his old friend Joanne Carson, model, stewardess, and television host, who was married to late-night TV host Johnny Carson from 1963 to 1972, on whose program Capote frequently guested, of liver disease complicated by phlebitis and multiple drug intoxication. Gore Vidal responded to news of Capote's death by calling it "a wise career move". Capote remains were cremated and his ashes were reportedly divided between Carson and his partner Jack Dunphy (although Dunphy maintained that he received all the ashes). Carson said she kept the ashes in an urn in the room where he died. The ashes were reported stolen during a Halloween party in 1988 along with 200K USD in jewels, but were then returned six days later, having been found in a coiled-up garden hose on the back steps of Carson's Bel Air home. The ashes were reportedly stolen again when taken to a production of Tru, but the thief was caught before leaving the theatre. Carson bought a crypt at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, and his name is on a plaque on its facing. Dunphy died in 1992, and in 1994, both his and Capote's ashes were reportedly scattered at Crooked Pond, between Bridgehampton, New York, and Sag Harbor, New York on Long Island, close to Sagaponack, New York, where the two had maintained a property with individual houses for many years. Crooked Pond was chosen because money from the estate of Dunphy and Capote was donated to the Nature Conservancy, which in turn used it to buy 20 acres around Crooked Pond in an area called "Long Pond Greenbelt". A stone marker indicates the spot where their mingled ashes were thrown into the pond. In 2016, some of Capote's ashes previously owned by Joanne Carson were auctioned by Julien's Auctions. https://store.earthstation1.com/mort-sahl-comedy-album-mp3-megaset-cd-mp3-download-usb-flash-dri33.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: War Crimes The Nuremberg My Lai John Demjanjuk Trials MP4 Download DVD
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1966: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Aftermath Of The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): The Holocaust (Shoah): The Nuremberg Trials: -- Nazi war criminals Albert Speer and Baldur Von Schirach are released from Spandau prison after serving 20 years. The prison, originally built for 600 inmates, was left with only one prisoner, former Deputy Fuehrer Rudolf Hess. https://store.earthstation1.com/war-crimes-the-nuremberg-my-lai-john-demjanjuk-trials-mp4-download-dv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Mozart Mystique w/ Peter Ustinov DVD, MP4 Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1791: Aesthetics: Performing Arts: Premieres: Theatre Premieres: Musical Premieres: Opera Premieres: -- The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at librettist Emanuel Schikaneder's theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria, just two months before the Mozart's premature death. The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflote), K. 620, is an opera in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. In this opera, the Queen of the Night persuades Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter Pamina from captivity under the high priest Sarastro; instead, he learns the high ideals of Sarastro's community and seeks to join it. Separately, then together, Tamino and Pamina undergo severe trials of initiation, which end in triumph, with the Queen and her cohorts vanquished. The earthy Papageno, who accompanies Tamino on his quest, fails the trials completely but is rewarded anyway with the hand of his own ideal female companion, Papagena. Many consider it to be Mozart's greatest opera, even his greatest composition. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-mozart-mystique-dvd-peter-ustinov-2-part-tv-serie2.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Decades: The 1960s TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1965: Indonesia: The History Of Indonesia: The Cold War: The Cold War (1962-1979): The Cold War In Asia: Indonesian Mass Killings Of 1965-1966: Indonesia's Transition To The New Order (1965-1968): The 30 September Movement (The Thirtieth of September Movement) (Indonesian: Gerakan 30 September) (G30S, Gestapu [Gerakan September Tiga Puluh], Gestok [Gerakan Satu Oktober], The First Of October Movement): -- The 30 September Movement attempts a coup against the Indonesian government. It is crushed by the military under Suharto and leads to a mass anti-communist purge, known variously as The Indonesian Mass Killings of 1965-1966, the Indonesian Massacres, Indonesian Genocide, Indonesian Communist Purge, Indonesian Politicide or The 1965 Tragedy. Over 500,000 people were killed in these massacres. The 30 September Movement was a pro-communist self-proclaimed organization of Indonesian National Armed Forces members who, in the early hours of 1 October 1965, assassinated six Indonesian Army generals in an abortive coup d'etat. Later that morning, the organisation declared that it was in control of media and communication outlets and had taken President Sukarno under its protection. By the end of the day, the coup attempt had failed in Jakarta at least. Meanwhile, in central Java there was an attempt to take control over an army division and several cities. By the time this rebellion was put down, two more senior officers were dead. In the days and weeks that followed, the army, socio-political, and religious groups blamed the coup attempt on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). Soon a mass purge was underway, which resulted in the imprisonment and death of real or supposed Communists Party members and sympathizers. Under the "New Order" regime, and sometimes used by the current government, the movement was usually referred to as "G30S/PKI" by those wanting to associate it with the PKI. Investigations and questioning of Suharto's version of the events were long obstructed in Indonesia. The CIA initially believed that Sukarno orchestrated all of it. Despite this, several outside sources found inconsistencies and holes in the army claims, notably Benedict Anderson and Ruth McVey who wrote the academic publication that challenged it, "A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1, 1965, Coup in Indonesia", known thereafter as the Cornell Paper. In their work, Anderson and McVey theorized that neither the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) nor President Sukarno took part in organizing the operation; instead, they became the victims. On the basis of the material available, they proposed that the coup was indeed an "internal Army affair" as was claimed by the September 30 Movement to remove members of the Indonesian Army General Staff who allegedly worked with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. By the end of the following week, the movement had been crushed by forces of Major General Suharto, who was charged with the sole responsibility of restoring order. Several alternatives to their theory were also presented and disputed, including the official government account that the PKI had masterminded the coup attempt. Although the paper was intended to be kept confidential, information on its existence was eventually leaked in a March 5, 1966, article by The Washington Post journalist Joseph Kraft. Cornell turned down requests to access the paper, and its contents became subject to misinterpretation and forgery. Requests made to the Indonesian government to supplement the study with additional documents pertaining to the incident were not fulfilled, and the paper was finally published in 1971 without any additional material. Since its publication, the "Cornell Paper" has been subject to further analysis and revision. https://store.earthstation1.com/decades-the-1960s-dvd-set-peter-jennings-tv-series-3-19603.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Women Of Courage: The WASP Aviators Of WWII DVD MP4 Download USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1943: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): Aviation: Military Aviation: Air Warfare Of World War II: Women Airforce Service Pilots (Women's Army Service Pilots, Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots, WASPs): -- The first of the WASP militarization bills was introduced in the United States House Of Representatives by Representative John Costello. The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (also Women's Army Service Pilots or Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots) was a civilian women pilots' organization, whose members were United States federal civil service employees. Members of WASP became trained pilots who tested aircraft, ferried aircraft, and trained other pilots. Their purpose was to free male pilots for combat roles during World War II. Despite various members of the armed forces being involved in the creation of the program, the WASP and its members had no military standing. WASP was preceded by the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Both were organized separately in September 1942. They were pioneering organizations of civilian women pilots, who were attached to the United States Army Air Forces to fly military aircraft during World War II. On August 5, 1943, the WFTD and WAFS merged to create the WASP organization. The WASP arrangement with the US Army Air Forces ended on December 20, 1944. During its period of operation, each member's service had freed a male pilot for military combat or other duties. They flew over 60 million miles; transported every type of military aircraft; towed targets for live anti-aircraft gun practice; simulated strafing missions and transported cargo. Thirty-eight WASP members lost their lives and one disappeared while on a ferry mission, her fate still unknown. In 1977, for their World War II service, the members were granted veteran status, and in 2009 awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. https://store.earthstation1.com/women-of-courage-the-wasp-aviators-of-wwii-dvd-mp4-download-usb-driv5.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Confession AKA L'aveu (1970) Yves Montand DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1985: #DOTD: #RIP: Simone Signoret, French actress (b. March 25, 1921 #dies of pancreatic cancer in Autheuil-Authouillet, France, aged 64. She is buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, and her husband Yves Montand was later buried next to her. Simone Signoret was born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker in Wiesbaden, Germany to a French-born army officer from a Polish Jewish family who worked for the League Of Nations and a French Catholic mother from whom she she acquired her stage name. Simone Signoret received numerous and various accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, a Cesar Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, in addition to nominations for two Golden Globe Awards. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-confession-aka-l39aveu-dvd-1970-yves-montand-simone-si391970.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Mary Martin As Peter Pan 1955 & 1960 DVD, MP4 Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1930: #BOTD: Sondra Lee, Actress, dancer, director, acting coach and beauty, is #born in Newark, NJ. She is fondly remembered for her furtive dancing role of Tiger Lily in the classic TV presentation of Peter Pan (1960) starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard. She is also known for her work on The Last of the Mohicans (1992) and Producers' Showcase (1954). Discovered by famed choreographer Jerome Robbins for his "High Button Shoes" Broadway musical show, Sondra's other Broadway credits include Peter Pan (where she originated the role of Tiger Lily), Hotel Paradiso, Jerome Robbins Ballet: USA, Sunday in New York, and Hello, Dolly where she originated the role of Minnie Fay. Sondra has also served as one of the most respected acting coaches in film, having worked with Sally Fields, Ed Harris, John Malkovich, and Federico Fellini. Reknown for her beauty, charm and ideal physique, her autobiography is entitled I've Slept With Everyone. She teaches at the Actors' Studio and has coached various film performers, including Jane Fonda. As of 2020 she lives in an Upper West Side penthouse in New York. https://store.earthstation1.com/mary-martin-as-peter-pan-special-2-dvd-valuepack-both-tv-show2.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Audio Recording History Films Collection DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1977: #DOTD: #RIP: Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist, comprising half of the husband-and-wife musical team Les Paul and Mary Ford (b.July 7, 1924) #dies in Arcadia, California after eight weeks in a diabetic coma caused by complications due to alcohol abuse, aged 53. Although her year of birth has been variously reported as either 1924, 1925, or 1928, the year 1924 is engraved on her tombstone, along with "Vaya Con Dios" ("Go With God"), the name of one of her most popular songs. Mary Ford was born Iris Colleen Summers in El Monte, California. Between 1950 and 1954, she and Les Paul had 16 top-ten hits, including "How High the Moon" and "Vaya con Dios", which were number one hits on the Billboard charts. In 1951 alone they sold six million records. With Paul, Ford became one of the early practitioners of multi-tracking recording (MTR), also known as multitracking, double tracking, or tracking-is a method of sound recording developed in 1955 that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources or of sound sources recorded at different times to create a cohesive whole. https://store.earthstation1.com/audio-recording-history-films-dual-layer-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Woody Allen Vintage TV Shows Set DVD, MP4 Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1943: #BOTD: #HBD! Marilyn McCoo, African American singer, actress, television presenter and beauty, best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group the 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series Solid Gold, is #born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Since 1969, McCoo has been married to singer Billy Davis Jr., the founder and co-member of the 5th Dimension, and about whom the 5th Dimension song Wedding Bell Blues was understandably, but incorrectly, attributed. McCoo has a three-octave vocal range. https://store.earthstation1.com/woody-allen-tv-special-plus-guest-star-on-andy-williams-show-dvd.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Jessye Norman: The 1992 Interview DVD, MP4 Download, USB Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 2019: #DOTD: #RIP: Jessye Norman, African American opera singer and recitalist (b. September 15, 1945) #dies in New York City at the age of 74 of septic shock and multi-organ failure secondary to complications of a 2015 spinal-cord injury. Norman's public funeral was held in her hometown of Augusta, Georgia. Actor Laurence Fishburne, sociologist Michael Eric Dyson, Carnegie Hall's Clive Gillinson, civil rights activist Vernon Jordan, and Mayor Hardie Davis spoke. Opera's J'Nai Bridges, jazz's Wycliffe Gordon, and students from Morehouse College and Spelman College, as well as Jessye Norman School of the Arts, performed. Norman was memorialized with a gala tribute at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, on November 24, 2019. Among the speakers and performers at the public remembrance were Anna Deavere Smith; Gloria Steinem; the former Minister of Culture of France, Jack Lang; Eric Owens; The Dance Theatre of Harlem; the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Peter Gelb; and Renee Fleming. She is buried at Westover Memorial Park cemetery in Augusta, Georgia. Jessye Norman was born in Augusta, Georgia. Jessye Norman was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but refused to be limited to that voice type. She was a commanding presence on operatic, concert and recital stages, associated with roles including Beethoven's Leonore, Wagner's Sieglinde and Kundry, Cassandre and Didon by Berlioz and Bartok's Judith. The New York Times music critic Edward Rothstein described her voice as a "grand mansion of sound", and wrote that "it has enormous dimensions, reaching backward and upward. It opens onto unexpected vistas. It contains sunlit rooms, narrow passageways, cavernous halls." Norman was trained at Howard University, the Peabody Institute, and the University of Michigan. Her career began in Europe, where she won the ARD International Music Competition in Munich in 1968, which led to a contract with the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Her operatic debut came as Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhauser, after which she sang as Verdi's Aida at La Scala in Milan. She made her first operatic appearance in the U.S. in 1982 with the Opera Company of Philadelphia, when cast as Jocasta in Stravinsky's Oedipus rex, and as Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. She went on to sing leading roles with many other companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Paris Opera, and the Royal Opera, London. She sang at the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, at Queen Elizabeth II's 60th birthday celebration in 1986, and performed the La Marseillaise to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution on July 14, 1989. She sang at the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Atlanta and for the second inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1997. Norman sang and recorded recitals of music by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Ernest Chausson and Francis Poulenc, among others. In 1984, she won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, the first of five Grammy Awards that she would collect during her career. Apart from several honorary doctorates and other awards, she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the National Medal of Arts, and was a member of the British Royal Academy of Music. In 1990, UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar named her Honorary Ambassador to the United Nations. https://store.earthstation1.com/jessye-norman-the-1992-interview-dvd-mp4-usb-19924.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: American Hot Wax (1978) DVD, MP4 Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, September 30, 2025
September 30, 1957: #BOTD: #HBD! Fran Drescher, American actress, writer, producer, trade union leader and beauty, first runner-up for "Miss New York Teenager" in 1973, who as of 2024 is the national president of SAG-AFTRA (The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation Of Television And Radio Artists), best known for her roles as Fran Fine in the television sitcom The Nanny (1993-1999), which she created and produced with her then-husband Peter Marc Jacobson, and as publicist Bobbi Flekman in This Is Spinal Tap (1984) is #born Francine Joy Drescher into the Jewish family of Sylvia and Morty Drescher of Southeast and Central Europe ancestry; her maternal great-grandmother Yetta was born in Focsani, Romania, and emigrated to the United States, while her father's family came from Poland. Drescher made her screen debut with a small role in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever and later appeared in American Hot Wax (1978) and Wes Craven's horror film Stranger in Our House (1978). In the 1980s, she gained recognition as a comedic actress in the films Gorp (1980), The Hollywood Knights (1980), Doctor Detroit (1983), This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and UHF (1989) while establishing a television career with guest appearances on several series. In 1993, she achieved wider fame as Fran Fine in her own sitcom vehicle The Nanny, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Television Series during the show's run. In the 2000s, Drescher starred in the sitcoms Living with Fran and Happily Divorced. From 2012 to 2022, she starred in the animated Hotel Transylvania film series. In 2014, Drescher made her Broadway debut in Cinderella as stepmother Madame. In 2020, she starred in the NBC sitcom Indebted. The national members of the trade union SAG-AFTRA, representing actors and other media professionals, elected Drescher as their president on September 2, 2021, and she took office that October 15. Drescher led the union during the five month actors' strike that began on July 14, 2023, concurrently with the writers' strike that began in May. https://store.earthstation1.com/american-hot-wax-1978-dvd-alan-freed-rock-39n39-ro19783939.html