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History 101: January 11, 1964: U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issues the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one’s health.
Music History 101: January 11, 1963: America's first discotheque, the Whisky-a-Go-Go, opened in Los Angeles on January 11, 1963. The house band was headed by John Ramistella who by now was using the stage name: Johnny Rivers.
The 101 number one song of the day was the rarest of rare hits in that it wasn’t the kids that were buying the single; it was their parents. As far as the kids were concerned it was a case of been there, done that. It was a dance song that had been popular about a year and a half before. This time around it had become popular with the jet set. When a columnist mentioned that Prince Serge Obolensky was seen doing the dance at New York’s Peppermint Lounge, Ed Sullivan invited the singer to appear on his show. That prompted the re-release of the single and this time it caught on in the adult world. It rocketed to the top – for a second time and on January 11th, 1962 it was number one all over again – for Chubby Checker (The Twist)
101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge: We had a story last month about NASA considering a manned trip to settle on Mars. The catch was – it’s a one-way trip – anyone that volunteered to travel and inhabit Mars would know that they’re never coming back to earth. After the story appeared one of the companies working on the plan said they’ve already got 400 volunteers for the one-way mission. The volunteers are all ages…men and women…that want to be part of the historic trip. But the company says they’re all a little early – the trip won’t even be feasible for another twenty years.
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