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1969 received positive reviews upon its publication. In a two-page article in USA Today on January 26, Craig Wilson commented, "The subtitle of his new book, 1969: The Year Everything Changed, may sound hyperbolic, but Kirkpatrick makes a good case that it was a year of 'landmark achievements, cataclysmic episodes and generation-defining events.'" [1] Booklist called it "A riveting look at a ...
Philco Predicta TV set, 1958/1959 (Dallas Museum of Art) Philco Wringer Washing Machine, 1969. Philco began marketing car radios in 1930 and later expanded into other areas including air conditioners (1938), refrigerators (1939), home freezers (1946), consumer televisions (1947), electric ranges (1949), home laundry washers and dryers (1954 ...
The much bigger Rambler American started at $1775.) [7] In 1966 more power was added when the company switched to a 12 hp (8.9 kW) Kohler engine, and also converted the car to a 12-volt electrical system. Midget production lasted through the 1960s, and eventually almost 5,000 were built.
Amazon's No. 1 bestselling fridge has plenty of compartments: Aside from the space for cans, it has a designated section for fruits and veggies, an ice box and two separate shelves. The legs are ...
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This also included both small and large electric appliances of all kinds, from hair dryers and electric irons to clothes washers and dryers, refrigerators and air conditioning units. After more than 50 years, and after playing a strong No. 2 to rival General Electric for most of that time, Westinghouse decided to exit the appliance business in ...
The founder of Nash Motors, Charles W. Nash, now serving as chair of the board, wanted George W. Mason for his expertise as a production engineer for several car manufacturers before being appointed president of Kelvinator in 1928. [1] To have Mason, Nash had to buy Kelvinator, a leading manufacturer of refrigerators. [2]
May 9, 1969: excursion train on the Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway as part of the 1969 Golden Spike Centennial . May 1 – Semiconductor company AMD is founded. May 10 – Zip to Zap, a harbinger of the Woodstock Concert, ends with the dispersal and eviction of youth and young adults at Zap, North Dakota, by the National Guard.