Almanac of Absurdities 12/30

On this date in 1924, in Los Angeles, Astronomer Edward Hubble for the first time, publicly details observations that prove the existence of galaxies beyond our own, and radically enlarges the human perception of the universe. California’s First Freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway opens this date in 1940. The first NTSC Color TV, an RCA, goes on sale this date in 1954 at about $1175.00 each, just in time for the Rose Parade.