#january 1958

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Bill Randall - "Gwenn" - January 1958 Date Book Calendar Illustration - Kemper-Thomas Calendar Co. - American Pin-up Calendar Collection

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January 10,1958: Portrait of American rock singer Elvis Presley wearing a military uniform, lying on an army cot with his hands folded across his chest.

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Mary McLaughlin. Vogue January 1958

Photo: Richard Rutledge

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24 January 1958

The Merseysippi Jazz Band plays the Cavern Club, with the Quarry Men Skiffle Group opening. This was Paul’s first Cavern performance with the group, and they made an impression:

McCartney was as arrogant as Lennon, no doubt he caught it from him. They’d only been playing for a short while so you wouldn’t expect them to be any good but they became world class, the best. At the time, they couldn’t play to save their lives and all I can remember is their cheek and their chat.

Alan Sytner (The Cavern, Spencer Leigh)

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(Inter)National Lego Day 

Construct creative builds with this beloved, versatile toy, enjoy the hilarious LEGO Movie or visit a LEGOLAND theme park with your family.

Lego – have you played with it? These little plastic colored bricks have been sparking creativity and joy in both children and adults of all ages for almost 70 years! Small but mighty, Lego bricks inspire creativity, and thanks to their ingenious design, they can be used to make virtually anything you can imagine, from cars to dinosaurs, houses to aliens – if you can dream it, it can probably be built out of Lego.

As such a versatile toy that appeals to all ages of people, it’s not surprising that Lego is now recognized as the World’s Most Powerful Brand, towering over Google, Nike, and Ferrari to claim the top spot in 2017, but as with most gigantic companies, Lego started from humble origins and International Lego Day marks the very beginning.

History of Lego

International Lego Day is held on the very same day that Danish carpenter, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, first submitted his patent for the original Lego brick in 1958. Like no other brick that had come before this toy brick would have a sophisticated interlocking brick system, making it strong, versatile, and less likely to fall apart when simply knocked over.

Not one to mess around, Godtfred made sure not only to patent the design for his single Lego brick, but also to patent the concept of multiple bricks being used together in a building system, and this protected his design from being ripped off by competitors. Although this day is often seen as the birthplace of Lego as we know it, the company itself was in fact founded by Godtfred in 1932, creating a variety of wooden toys, and taking the name Lego from the Danish words “LEg GOdt” which translate to “play well”.

Ahead of their time, Lego was one of the very first toy manufacturing companies to buy an injection mold machine with which to create plastic toys, a move which shortly led them to create the very first plastic Lego brick in 1949. In the 17 years from 1949 to 1966, Lego grew exponentially into a global company that was retailing in 42 countries. They now boasted a product range that now contained 57 Lego sets and 25 Lego vehicles and with factories that were producing more than 706 million Lego elements each year – but the company didn’t stop growing.

In 1967 the LEGOLAND Band was established and in 1968, the very first LEGOLAND opened its doors to the public, attracting more than 625,000 visitors in its first season. Today there are 9 LEGOLANDS across Europe, Asia and the US, with a further three due to open in the next few years.

Nowadays Lego is a truly global enterprise, its strong brand identity, and still unique simplistic design, keeps it a favorite amongst children, while its history and versatility make it even more collectible to adults.

International Lego Day Timeline

1932 LEGO founder starts a woodworking shop in Denmark

In a small woodworking shop in Billund, Ole Kirk Christiansen makes all types of furniture and household items. But his favorite creations are toys for his sons, so he eventually names his company LEGO–a combination of two Danish words meaning “play well”.

1946-1949 Plastic bricks are first sold by the LEGO company

A wood shortage following WWII makes manufacturers look for alternative ways to create products. Christiansen gets his hands on the first plastic-injection molding machine in Denmark and starts selling the Automatic Binding Brick, the predecessor to today’s stackable blocks.

January 28, 1958 LEGO patent application is submitted

With Christainsen’s son, Godtfred, at the helm, the company submits their patent application for the tubes and studs that would add stability and connectivity to the plastic blocks. This anniversary coincides with International LEGO Day each year.

1976 LEGO minifigures are introduced

Realizing that the sets might be more fun if a human dimension was added, the company releases the iconic yellow-faced humanoid bricks.

2014 LEGO feature film is released

When watching his son play with LEGOs, a Hollywood producer gets the idea to make an animated movie. It is a huge hit and grosses more than $450 million, with more films coming in the following years.

10 super-fun facts about Lego

In 2016 LandRover set the World Record for the largest piece of Lego construction with their huge 43-foot-high replica of Tower Bridge. This monumental structure used 5,805,846 individual pieces of Lego which would have stretched all the way to Paris in France if laid out end to end.

If Lego Minifigures were to be classed as a population, they’d be the largest population in the world! With more than 4 billion of them in total.

There are so many Lego bricks in the world, that it’s estimated that they outnumber people 80 to 1.

Despite the first Lego brick having been made in 1958, you could still interlock one with a Lego brick-built today – the design hasn’t changed a bit!

In 2009, James May created a house entirely out of Lego! The house took more than 3.3 million bricks to make and even had a working toilet, a bed, and a shower!

Lego is now so popular that 7 sets are sold every second.

Although Lego is played by both girls and boys, women and men, they still have a bit of a way to go before they reach gender equality with roughly 86% of their Lego Minifigures being male.

If you were to collect all the Lego bricks in the world and stack them together then they would be 2,386,065 miles tall!

Although Lego makes toys they are also classed as the world’s biggest tire manufacturer, making over 400 million tires each year to keep their fleet of various lego vehicles rolling.

Although Lego was the first to patent the Lego brick that we know today, they didn’t technically invent them. The story has it that the salesman who came to sell Godtfred his first plastic injection mold machine was carrying an example interlocking brick in his pocket which had been designed and patented by Hilary Fisher Page. Godtfred improved on the design by perforating the brick and adding tubes on the bottom to help tighten the connection.

How to celebrate International Lego Day

Whether you’re five or sixty-five, you’re never too old to celebrate International Lego Day. Here are a few things that you could do to celebrate the day:

Play with Lego! Perhaps the most obvious thing to do on International Lego Day is to play with Lego of course! Grab your old lego set, or buy one especially for the day and sit down for a few hours of relaxing and creative fun. If you now have children yourself then make a sculpture together and take a moment to remember how many generations have grown up with Lego by their side.

Watch the Lego Movie! Lego has become so iconic that it even has its own movie dedicated to it. In fact, there are now two! Fun for all the family, cozy up on the sofa with some popcorn and watch as Lego figures come to life in stunning animation.

Visit LEGOLAND. And finally, for perhaps the most immersive Lego experience, pack your bags and take a trip to one of the many LEGOLAND theme parks. Be wowed by the impressive Lego structures and ride the exhilarating roller coasters for a day you’ll never forget.

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Anita Denise Baker: January 26, 1958

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US Vogue January 1, 1958

A blue wool suit by Marquise, in Meyer wool. Pumps, Newton Elkin, blue petal hat, by Sally Victor.

Tailleur en laine bleu par Marquise, en laine Meyer. Escarpins, Newton Elkin, chapeau à pétales bleus, par Sally Victor.

Photo Karen Radkai.

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Al Brule - January 1958 Esquire Inc. Calendar Illustration - American Pin-up Calendar Collection - "I won't marry a man for his money - better to divorce him for it."

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Nena von Schlebrügge- supermodella e madre di Uma Thurman

Modella degli anni '60 (Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, ecc.) e attrice: questa è la madre di Uma Thurman.

Nena è nata nel 1941 da madre svedese e padre tedesco, a Città del Messico.

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Girl, aging girl, is haunted by own nothingness [...]

Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath ⁠— 26th January 1958

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Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One) 1986

Johnny O'Keefe's song "Wild One" or "Real Wild Child" is an Australian rock and roll song written by Johnny Greenan, Johnny O'Keefe, and Dave Owens. The release date of the single, 5 July 1958, is considered the birth of Australian rock and roll. It was the first Australian rock recording to reach the national charts, peaking at number 20.

Iggy Pop covered the song on his seventh studio album, Blah-Blah-Blah (1986). The song was co-produced by David Bowie as well as having him on backing vocals. Titled "Real Wild Child (Wild One)", this became a number 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart in January 1987. In Canada it charted for 20 weeks despite never peaking higher than number 65 on the RPM Top Singles chart. It peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. In New Zealand the song reached number 1 in June 1987, becoming Pop's biggest hit there. The Iggy Pop version was featured in the film Problem Child and Problem Child 2, Crocodile Dundee II, and Five Nights at Freddy's, as well as the 2022 series Pam & Tommy. The song was recorded again in 2008 by Iggy Pop who teamed up with Aussie rockers Jet, titled "The Wild One". It was released as a tribute to Johnny O'Keefe and peaked at number 56 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Other covers include Jerry Allison with Buddy Holly backing him on guitar, Jerry Lee Lewis, Status Quo, Everlife, The Runaways, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, Teenage Head, Sarah Harding, and Wakefield. Christopher Otcasek's version appeared on the soundtrack to the film Pretty Woman. It was also covered by the fictional band Josie and the Pussycats in the 2001 film of the same name.

"Real Wild Child (Wild One)" received a total of 68,4% yes votes! Previous Iggy Pop polls: #199 "Lust for Life".

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So, apparently new F1 fans don't know there were women in the F1 sport before. No, not F2 drivers, actual F1 drivers. So I feel like I should tell you guys about the first ever F1 female driver.

This is Maria Teresa de Filippis. She was born November 11, 1926 in Naples, Italy. She died January 18, 2016.

She participated in five World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1958, but scored no championship points. She was a huge step in the F1 world for women, especially in that time period. She is hugely overlooked.

In the late 1940s, at the end of World War II, de Filippis developed an interest in motorsport. Despite some disbelief from friends and family, where two of her brothers told her that she would not be able to go very fast, goading her and making a bet that she would be slow, but at the age of 22, de Filippis began her racing career. She won her first race, driving a Fiat 500 on a 10 km drive between Salerno and Cava de' Tirreni. This result gave her the confidence to compete in the Italian sports car championship, where she finished second in the 1954 season.

After her, no woman would race in F1 again for 15 years until Lella Lombardi competed between 1974 and 1976. I will be doing a post about Lella, too.