updating my 'Today in History' Thread

[moviequeen1]

I'm updating my ' Today in History ' thread,because change is always good. I asked another person who daily posts on the thread her thoughts, she agreed it was a good idea. There was another poster, 'Mellow Yellow' who started her own history thread where people could posts pictures/ videos etc. I recently learned she is no longer here at SF
If you want to post a picture/ video on the history thread go ahead, but please write just a couple sentences what the picture is about on the date you choose. Thanks for your support Sue aka MQ

 

[hollydolly]

• 1971 The NASDAQ holds its first trading day​

  
  The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations was the world's first electronic stock exchange.

• 1960 The first 8 stars are added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame​

  
  More than 2400 five-pointed stars have since been embedded in the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street to honor stars of the entertainment industry.

• 1950 The Stasi, East Germany's notorious secret police, is established​

  
  The “Staatssicherheit”, which was dissolved in 1990, is considered one of the most repressive intelligence agencies in the world.

• 1910 The Boy Souts of America is founded​

  
  3 years earlier, British General Robert Baden-Powell had founded the Scout movement in England.

• 1879 Sandford Fleming proposes the use of time zones​

  
  The later introduction of Universal Standard Time, which is based on time zones, revolutionized time keeping.