Welcome to the Class of 1947

Did You Know?

January 30 Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco.
March 12 The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed.
April 11 Jackie Robinson is the first African American to play in a modern-day Major League Baseball game.
July 26 The National Security Act is signed creating the Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council.
August 15 India gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
September 30 The World Series is televised for the first time.
October 5 The first White House address is televised. It's given by President Truman.
October 14 Chuck Yeager pilots the first level flight faster than the speed of sound.
November 2 Howard Hughes flies the Spruce Goose; the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
December 14 NASCAR is founded in Daytona Beach, Florida.
December 23 The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories
December 27 Howdy Doody, a children's television program, makes its debut

Famous Birthdays

January 31 Nolan Ryan (Baseball Player)
February 2 Farah Fawcett (Actress)
February 4 Dan Quayle (US Vice-President)
March 1 Alan Thicke (Actor)
March 14 Billy Crystal (Actor)
March 19 Glenn Close (Actress)
March 25 Elton John (Singer)
April 2 Emmylou Harris (Singer)
April 6 John Ratzenberger (Actor)
April 11 Meshack Taylor (Actor)
April 12 David Letterman (Talk Show Host)
April 16 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball Player)
May 3 Doug Henning (Musician)
June 1 Ron Wood (Guitarist)
July 3 Dave Barry (Writer)
July 17 Camilla (Duchess of Cornwell)
July 18 Steve Forbes (Entrepreneur)
July 30 Arnold Schwarzenegger (Actor/California Governor)
September 6 Jane Curtain (Actress)
October 24 Kevin Kline (Actor)
October 26 "Hillary Rodham Clinton (former 1st Lady, NY Senator)"
December 31 Tim Matheson (Actor - The West Wing )

Spencer High School Alumni

Glenn E. Smith	ges1929@hotmail.com
Charles West	c68west@aol.com