To celebrate, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at what life was like when Joe Lesser founded the Firm back in 1927.
Major Milestones in 1927:
Model T ended production, replaced by the Model A- Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mt. Rushmore
- The first transatlantic telephone call from New York City to London
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the “Academy” in “Academy Awards,” is founded.
- Pan American Airways’ first flight takes off from Key West, bound for Havana
- Using phone lines, TV is sent from Washington, D.C. to NYC
- Grauman’s Chinese Theater opens in Hollywood, California
Headlines in the News:
US President Calvin Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FRC)- Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in MLB history when he signs 3-year, $70,000 per season contract with the New York Yankees
- Charles Lindbergh traveled non-stop on his ‘Spirit of Saint Louis’ flight on May 20-21 from New York’s Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris, France.
- President Calvin Coolidge walked outside of his vacation home to waiting reporters, handed them a slip of paper that said, “I do not choose to run for President in nineteen-twenty-eight.”, took no questions, and went back inside.
- Philo Farnsworth demonstrates the first use of his electronic television in San Francisco
- The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) goes on air with 18 stations (and WOR as NYC affiliate)
- The Holland Tunnel opens to connect Manhattan and Jersey City, N.J., giving cars a route under the Hudson River and an alternative to ferry boats
Fun Facts:
- Cost of a US Postage stamp $ .02
- Cost of a pound of butter $ .55
- Actor Jerry Stiller is born
- Kool-aide was invented
- Gene Austin – My Blue Heaven is released
- Felix the Cat was the first giant balloon to be in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Miami Hurricanes first varsity squad
- National Geographic publishes the first underwater color photographs
- Walt Disney tried to get MGM studios to distribute Mickey Mouse and was told that the idea would never work because a giant mouse on the screen would terrify women
Though a lot has changed in 92 years, one thing has not – our dedication and devotion to our clients and our community.
