History Blog

July 1

Happy Birthday RIP “Estée Lauder”(Josephine Mentzer 1906–2004) Sydney Pollack(1934–2008) Princess Diana Spencer(1961–1997) ; Olivia de Havilland–101 “Jamie Farr”(Jameel Farah)–83 “Deborah Harry”(Angela Tremble)–72 Daniel Aykroyd–65 Brian George–65 Alan Ruck–61 Dale Midkiff–58 Evelyn King–57 Melissa “Missy” Elliott–46 Liv Tyler(Rundgren)–40 Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray–28 ; 1931 – United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport) ; 1963 – ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail ; 1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman ; 1984 – The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.