![]() The microprocessor has since allowed computers to become smaller and faster, leading to smaller and more versatile handheld devices, home computers, and supercomputers. In 1971, by the time he was 46 years old, in March, Intel shipped the first microprocessor to Busicom, a Japanese manufacturer of calculators. He was the second man to go into space, the first was Yuri Gagarin - a Soviet cosmonaut. Shepard, Jr., made the first manned Project Mercury flight, MR-3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. In 1961, he was 36 years old when on May 5th, Navy Cmdr. There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it. ![]() Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". ![]() In 1931, when he was just 6 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. ![]() Originally airing as “The WSM Barn Dance”, the Opry (a local term for "opera") was dedicated to honoring country music and in its history has featured the biggest stars and acts in country music. In 1925, in the year that Harvey E Liddick was born, on November 28th, radio station WSM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. ![]() Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Harvey's lifetime. ![]()
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