A Walk Through History-Help your residents stroll down memory lane…

Did you know, on this day…

In 1907, Gene Autry, the singing cowboy, was born in Tioga, Texas.

In 1920, Yankee’s slugger Babe Ruth sets then MLB home run season record at 54 with a 9th inning shot off Dave Keefe in New York’s 7-3 win at the Philadelphia A’s.

In 1948, “Hamlet” directed by and starring Laurence Olivier opens at Park Avenue Cinema (Best Picture 1949).

In 1957, Buddy Holly & the Crickets released their 2nd single “Oh Boy!”/”Not Fade Away”.

In 1988, Stacy Allison of Portland, Oregon, becomes the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth. Allison, a member of the Northwest American Everest Expedition, climbed the Himalayan peak using the southeast ridge route.