from Feature Writer Kathy Borlik (South Bend (IN) Tribune article 9/5/21)
First McDonald's Restaurant opened.
First can of Coca-Cola sold.
Mickey Mouse Club (TV program) had its first broadcast.
Price of Gallon of Gasoline: 23 cents a gallon.
Average worker's wage (yearly) was $4,130.
Rosa Parks (Birmingham, AL) refused to give up her bus seat.
Polio vaccine approved by FDA.
"Rock Around The Clock" reached No. 2 for the year (Billboard list).
James Dean (American actor) was killed in an auto accident 9/30.
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