Happy 72nd B-Day to Bugs Bunny: America's smartest cartoon character

“Eh...What’s up Doc?”
~~ Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny’s most famous catchphrase introduced at the debut of cartoon short, “A Wild Hare,” on July 27, 1940

Hard to believe, the world's smartest cartoon character, Bugs Bunny, turns 72 years young today. Bugs was born with the release of cartoon short, "A Wild Hare," directed by Tex Avery, on July 27, 1940.

According to the publication "Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare," Bugs was born in Brooklyn, New York, in a warren under Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Actually, he was created by many animators and staff, including Tex Avery. According to the late Mel Blanc, the character's original voice actor, Bugs has a Flatbush accent.




A Wild Hare, is the first cartoon where both Elmer Fudd and Bugs are shown in their fully developed forms as hunter and tormentor.

In this cartoon Mel Blanc first uses what would become Bugs' standard voice; this cartoon also marks the first time that Bugs uses his catchphrase, "What's up, Doc?"


Animation historian Joe Adamson deems "A Wild Hare" as the first "official" Bugs Bunny short. The short was a huge success in theaters and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.











Other Resources
►A Brief History of Bugs Bunny, Bathroom Reader, Comics & Cartoons on Nov 8, 2010
► BugsBunnyBurrow.com
► Wikiquote.org; Bugs Bunny Quotes
► Yahoo Voice, The History of Bugs Bunny
► Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (Tour dates - 2012-2013
► Wikipedia.org: Listing of Bugs Bunny cartoons in chronological order
► YouTube.com - The Wild Hare, starring Elmer Fudd, July 27, 1940



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Happy 115th B-Day Amelia Earhart!

“"After midnight the moon set and I was alone with the stars. I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, and I need no other flight to convince me that the reason flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the esthetic appeal of flying."”
~~ Amelia Earhart, American Icon, aviation pioneer, author and first woman (aviatrix) to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Happy B-Day to Amelia Earhart female aviation pioneer, famous for being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932.

Born on July 24th in 1897, today would have been Earhart’s 115th birthday. Google paid homage to Earhart’s life in a Google Doodle.

It was seventy-five years ago on July 2, 1937 that Earhart flew in her Lockheed Model 10 Electra over the Pacific Ocean en route to Howland Island and disappeared.

All photos courtesy of Wikepedia.org


Resources
►Amelia Earhart: Expedition returns without evidence, BBC News US & Canada, July 24th, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18972529
► Official Web site of Amelia Earhart - Biography http://www.ameliaearhart.com/about/bio.html
► Latest Amelia Earhart search falls short, CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57478379/latest-amelia-earhart-search-falls-short/
► Amelia Earhart: Why the mystery continues, Christian Science Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech-Culture/2012/0724/Amelia-Earhart-Why-the-mystery-continues
►Searchers find no sign of Amelia Earhart’s plane, MSNBC.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48294366/ns/technology_and_science-science/
►Amelia Earhart museum http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/
► Amelia Earhart Google Logo Honors Pilot’s 115th Birthday, Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/amelia-earhart-google-logo_n_1697782.html
►Ninety-Nines, Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots, Amelia Earhart – A Timeline http://www.ninety-nines.org/index.cfm/amelia_earhart.htm
►Expedition to find Amelia Earhart begins in Honolulu, CBS News, July 3rd, 2012 http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57465849/expedition-to-find-amelia-earhart-begins-in-honolulu/


Records and achievements
• Woman's world altitude record: 14,000 ft (1922)
• First woman to fly the Atlantic (1928)
• Speed records for 100 km (and with 500 lb (230 kg) cargo) (1931)
• First woman to fly an autogyro (1931)
• Altitude record for autogyros: 15,000 ft (1931)
• First person to cross the U.S. in an autogyro (1932)
• First woman to fly the Atlantic solo (1932)
• First person to fly the Atlantic twice (1932)
• First woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross (1932)
• First woman to fly nonstop, coast-to-coast across the U.S. (1933)
• Woman's speed transcontinental record (1933)
• First person to fly solo between Honolulu, Hawaii and Oakland, California (1935)
• First person to fly solo from Los Angeles, California to Mexico City, Mexico (1935)
• First person to fly solo nonstop from Mexico City, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey (1935)
• Speed record for east-to-west flight from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Hawaii (1937)[173]


Books by Earhart
Earhart was a successful and heavily promoted writer who served as aviation editor for Cosmopolitan magazine from 1928 to 1930. She wrote magazine articles, newspaper columns, essays and published two books based upon her experiences as a flyer during her lifetime:
• 20 Hrs., 40 Min. (1928) was a journal of her experiences as the first woman passenger on a transatlantic flight.
• The Fun of It (1932) was a memoir of her flying experiences and an essay on women in aviation.
• Last Flight (1937) featured the periodic journal entries she sent back to the United States during her world flight attempt, published in newspapers in the weeks prior to her final departure from New Guinea. Compiled by her husband GP Putnam after she disappeared over the Pacific, many historians consider this book to be only partially Earhart's original work.


Memorial flights
Two notable memorial flights by female aviators subsequently followed Earhart's original circumnavigational route.
• In 1967, Ann Dearing Holtgren Pellegreno and a crew of three successfully flew a similar aircraft (a Lockheed 10A Electra) to complete a world flight that closely mirrored Earhart's flight plan. On the 30th anniversary of her disappearance, Pellegreno dropped a wreath in Earhart's honor over tiny Howland Island and returned to Oakland, completing the 28,000-mile (45,000 km) commemorative flight on July 7, 1967.
• In 1997, on the 60th anniversary of Earhart's world flight, San Antonio businesswoman Linda Finch retraced the final flight path flying the same make and model of aircraft as Earhart, a restored 1935 Lockheed Electra 10E. Finch touched down in 18 countries before finishing the trip two and a half months later when she arrived back at Oakland Airport on May 28, 1997. In 2001, another commemorative flight retraced the route undertaken by Earhart in her August 1928 transcontinental record flight. Dr. Carlene Mendieta flew an original Avro Avian, the same type that was used in 1928.[62]

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Happy B-DAY John Tesh!

““I was a geek in high school. I was about the same height I am now, a 6-foot-6 15-year-old with braces, smelling of Clearasil. The only way out was to get into a rock band. ... By the end, I was a rock and roll keyboardist who smelled of Clearasil.”
~~ John Tesh,
American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter

Hoorah, you’ve reached the BIG 060 (before I do! LoL). Today, July 9th is John Tesh’s birthday.


Send your B-DAY wish to John by visiting www.tesh.com/email-john. Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter.

Every week, 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches nearly 15 million listeners per week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK.

The recipient of six music Emmys, four gold albums, two Grammy nominations, and an Associated Press award for investigative journalism, Tesh has sold over eight million records.


His live concerts have raised more than $20 million for PBS. His NBC Basketball Theme has been hailed as one of the top three sports themes of all time.

He is also known as the longtime co-host of the television program Entertainment Tonight.

He has previously worked as a sportscaster for the Olympic Games, a news anchor and a reporter.

Thank you John Tesh for all you do. Wishing you many, many, more happy B-days and hope you find time to enjoy your day!

Thank you again, for all you do ~~ this wonderful keepsake photo of you with my late mom. She was so fond of this photo.




Awards and recognitions
• In 2007, Tesh won the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year award by Radio & Records magazine for his radio show.
• In 2003 Tesh was nominated for the Grammy for "Best Pop Instrumental Album" for Power of Love.
• John has also earned three gold albums, six Emmys for his sports themes, and a Keyboard Magazine Award

Discography:
• (1987) Music from the Tour de France, Vol. I - Tesh Music BMI
• A Thousand Summers
• (1988) Tour de France - Private Music
• (1989) Garden City- Cypress
• (1989) You Break It - Atlantic Records
• (1990) Tour de France - The Early Years - Private Music
• (1992) A Romantic Christmas - Decca Records
• (1992) Ironman Triathlon - GTSP
• (1992) The Games - GTSP
• (1993) Monterey Nights - Decca Records
• (1994) A Family Christmas - Decca Records
• (1994) Sax by the Fire - Decca Records
• (1994) Winter Song - Decca Records
• (1995) Music in the Key of Love - GTSP
• (1995) Backstage with John Tesh - Digital Entertainment
• (1995) Live at Red Rocks - Decca Records
• (1995) Sax on the Beach - Decca Records
• (1995) Anthology
• (1996) Discovery - Decca Records
• (1996) Choirs of Christmas, featuring Rock Theatre, Paulist Boy Choristers of California, Encore Children's Chorus - GTSP
• (1997) Avalon - Decca Records
• (1997) Sax All Night - Decca Records
• (1998) Grand Passion - Decca Records
• (1998) Guitar by the Fire - Decca Records
• (1998) Songs from the Road - BMG Special Products
• (1998) Pure Movies - GTSP
• (1999) One World - Decca Records
• (1999) John Tesh & Friends - Columbia River
• (1999) One Day - Unison
• (2000) Pure Movies, Vol. 2 - Garden City Music
• (2000) Pure Hymns - Faith M.D.
• (2001) Classical Music for an Intimate Mood - Garden City Music
• (2001) Pure Orchestra - Garden City Music
• (2001) Classical Music for a Stress-Free World - Garden City
• (2001) Pure Gospel - Faith M.D.
• (2001) Classical Music for Babies (And Their Moms), Vol. 1 - Garden City
• (2001) Classical Music for Babies (And Their Moms), Vol. 2 - Garden City
• (2001) Classical Music for a Prayerful Mood - Faith M.D.
• (2002) The Power of Love - Garden City Music
• (2002) Christmas Worship - Word Entertainment
• (2002) A Deeper Faith - Garden City
• (2003) Worship Collection: Awesome God - Garden City Music
• (2003) A Deeper Faith, Vol. 2 - Garden City Music
• (2004) Worship at Red Rocks (live) - Garden City Music
• God of Wonders - Word Entertainment
• Drive Time Intelligence CD
• Grand Piano Christmas
• Heart of the Sunrise
• John Tesh - Romantic Christmas Collection
• John Tesh - Ultimate Christmas Collection
• The Power of Prayer and Worship
• Ultimate Love Song Collection
• Victory

Videography:
• John Tesh - Monterey Nights
• John Tesh - Live at Red Rocks
• John Tesh - The Avalon Concert
• John Tesh - One World
• John Tesh – Christmas in Positano
• John Tesh – Alive: Music & Dance

Other Resources
► Official site – Intelligence for your life
► Tesh Music Web Site
►
► 'ORIGINAL' NBA on NBC Theme - Roundball Rock - John Tesh

Happy 236th Independence Day America!

“The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.” ~~ John Adams, American Founding Father, and the second President of the United States (1797–1801).
July 2, 1776 as written to his wife, Abigail

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Adams's prediction was off by two days. From the getgo, Americans celebrated independence on July 4, the date shown on the much-publicized Declaration of Independence, rather than on July 2, the date the resolution of independence was approved in a closed session of Congress Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. This year marks the 236th Anniversary.

Remarkable coincidence is that both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the only signers of the Declaration of Independence who later served as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.

Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but another Founding Father who became a President, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831, thus becoming the third president in a row who died on this memorable day. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, was born on July 4, 1872, and, so far, is the only President to have been born on Independence Day.

If you happen to be in New York City today, don't miss Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display on the Hudson River which begins at 9:00pm. This year marks Macy's 36th year celebrating July 4th with fireworks in NYC. More information visit this link at Macys Fireworks!
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Happy B-Day Brian Wilson: Hoorah! You’ve reached the big 070 and still on top! Is 70 the new 50?

“ The fact that we could still harmonize after 50 years – that’s quite a reunion … we put a lot of love in our harmonies…there’s some real love in there!”
~~ Brian Wilson, American Icon
June 14, 2012 on The Beach Boys VEVO’s channel



June 20th, the first day of summer, Brian Wilson, American musician, co-founder and brains behind The Beach Boys, turns 70 years young.

Wilson and the rest of The Beach Boys have been celebrating their 50th anniversary with a tour that began in 2011. The Beach Boys is the first pop band in America to reach the 50 year milestone. Many of their songs were all about summer -– sun, beach, surf -- everyone loves summer and everyone loves Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys! Happy B-Day to you Brian! Wishing you many, many, more. And Happy 50th Anniversary to The Beach Boys!












From the look and sounds of his latest performances, and from various snippets of interviews over the years, Wilson still has "good vibrations." As a child growing up listening to his music, Wilson still sounds great and is still the best at what he is – singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, musician, actor, genius.

Known by many as “the Mozart of Rock and Gershwin of his generation,” Wilson, for the first time in 20 years, is back with the original Beach Boys (except late Dennis and Carl) touring again and singing their latest, “That’s Why God Made the Radio.”

The official Beach Boys Facebook page had over 950,000 likes as of mid-June – “God only knows how the world feels about Brian and The Beach Boys.”

In March 2011, nearly 50 years after the group formed, the long lost, legendary album “SMiLE,” regarded as the most famous unreleased album of all time, was released as a CD box set titled "The Smile Sessions" and received unanimous critical acclaim. This was Brian Wilsons follow-up project to Pet Sounds, but was never completed in its original form. Photo left, "SMiLE" original album cover design by artist Frank Homles.

Earlier in 2012, Rolling Stone listed SMiLE as #381 of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Just when you think you've heard all of their masterpieces, another opus surfaces. I can listen to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boy’s music forever and have posted several links below to videos of their music so you can hear and see for yourself.

"Pet Sounds" Wilson's psychedelic rock style album, has been "championed and emulated for its dramatic and revolutionary baroque instrumentation" and ranked at #1 in several music magazines' lists of greatest albums of all time, including New Musical Express, The Times and Mojo Magazine. It was ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
The Beach boys Historic Landmark (photo left), was dedicated at 3701 W. 119th St., Hawthorne, CA, childhood home of Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, on May 20th, 2005. Their home was demolished in the mid-1980s during construction of the Century Freeway.


Timeline of awards and recognitions
• Wilson and the Beach Boys were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in January 1988.
• In 2000, Wilson was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Paul McCartney introduced Brian, referring to him as "one of the great American geniuses."
• In March 2001, TNT and Radio City Music Hall hosted "An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson." This event featured performances and appearances by Elton John, Billy Joel, Chazz Palminteri host, David Crosby, Dennis Hopper, Paul Simon, Carly Simon, The Go-Go's, Cameron Crowe, Sir George Martin, Vince Gill, Brian's daughters Carnie & Wendy Wilson along with Chynna Phillips (Wilson Phillips), Jimmy Webb, Darius Rucker, Matthew Sweet, Ann and Nancy Wilson of (Heart), The Boys Choir of Harlem, and others.
• Pet Sounds has been ranked as one of the most influential records in popular music, and has been ranked #1 on several music magazines' lists of the greatest albums of all time. It is ranked #2 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
• On May 10, 2004, Wilson was honored as a BMI Icon at the 52nd annual BMI Pop Awards. He was saluted for his "unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers."
• A 2005 concert, "Musicares: A Tribute to Brian Wilson," was held in Wilson's honor, during which he was named MusiCares Person of the Year. Performers included Jeff Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Earth Wind & Fire, Barenaked Ladies, and Backstreet Boys, among others.
• On May 20, 2005, Wilson and two of the other original-era Beach Boys (Al Jardine and David Marks) were honored with the unveiling of the Beach Boys Historic Landmark on the former site of the Wilson family home in Hawthorne, California.
• In 2005, Wilson won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for Mrs. O'Leary's Cow.
• In November 2006, Wilson was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. Wilson performed "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" at the ceremony.
• On December 2, 2007, the Kennedy Center Honors committee recognized Wilson for a lifetime of contributions to American culture through the performing arts in music.
• May 20, 2011, Wilson received the UCLA George and Ira Gershwin Award at UCLA Spring Sing.

Acting Filmography:
• Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010)
• Himself Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of "Smile" (5-Oct-2004)
• Himself Mayor of the Sunset Strip (17-Jun-2003)
• Himself Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (29-Jan-1994)
• Himself My Own Private Idaho (12-Sep-1991)
• Live Aid (13-Jul-1985)
• Himself The Monkey's Uncle (23-Jun-1965)
• Himself The T.A.M.I. Show (29-Dec-1964)
• Himself Official Website: http://www.brianwilson.com/

Author of book:
•Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story (1991, memoir)


Other Resources
► ABC News BackStage Pass Digital Original
► Brian Wilson Web Site
► About Brian
► Facebook page for Brian Wilson
► YouTube.com: Brian Wilson Plays “Surf it Up” on Piano
► The Beach Boys 51 year discography


Fifty-year discography:
(source: http://www.beachboys.com/albums.html)
ALBUM    TITLE   |   LABEL   |  YEAR
• Lost and Found: 1961-1962 DCC 1961-62
• Surfin' Varese Sarabande 1961-62
• Surfin' Safari Capitol 1962
• Surfin USA Capitol 1963
• Surfer Girl Capitol 1963
• Little Deuce Coupe Capitol 1963
• Shut Down Vol. 2 Capitol 1964
• All Summer Long Capitol 1964
• The Beach Boys' Christmas Album Capitol 1964
• Beach Boys Concert Capitol 1964
• The Beach Boys Today! Capitol 1965
• Summer Days (and Summer Nights!) Capitol 1965
• Beach Boys' Party! Capitol 1965
• Pet Sounds Capitol 1966
• Best of the Beach Boys Capitol 1966
• Smiley Smile Capitol 1967
• Wild Honey Capitol 1967
• Best Of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 Capitol 1967
• Friends Capitol 1968
• Stack-o-Tracks Capitol 1968
• Best Of The Beach Boys Vol. 3 Capitol 1968
• ABC, 20/20 Capitol 1969
• Sunflower Brother/Reprise 1970
• Good Vibrations Capitol 1970
• Greatest Hits (UK)Capitol 1970
• Surf's Up Brother/Reprise 1971
• Carl and the Passions: So Tough Brother/Reprise 1972
• Holland Brother Reprise 1973
• The Beach Boys In Concert Brother/Reprise 1973
• Endless Summer Capitol 1974
• Spirit Of America Capitol 1975
• 15 Big Ones Brother/Reprise 1976
• Beach Boys '69 (Live In London) Capitol 1976
• The Beach Boys Love You Brother/Reprise 1977
• M.I.U. Album Reprise 1978
• L.A. (Light Album) Caribou 1979
• Sunshine Dream Capitol 1980
• Keepin' The Summer Alive Caribou 1980
• Ten Years Of Harmony Epic 1981
• Rarities Capitol 1983
• The Beach Boys Caribou 1985
• The Beach Boys: 1962-1967
• Time-Life 1986
• Made In The U.S.A. Capitol 1986
• Still Cruisin' Capitol 1989
• The Absolute Best Vol. 1 Capitol 1991
• The Absolute Best Vol. 2 Capitol 1991
• Summer In Paradise Brother Entertainment 1992
• Good Vibrations: 30 Years of the Beach Boys Capitol 1993
• The Instrumental Hits Toshiba EMI 1994
• Greatest Surfing Songs CEMA 1995
• Little Deuce Coupe - Greatest Car Songs EMI Special Markets 1996
• The Best Of The Beach Boys [TEN BEST SERIES] EMI Special Markets 1997
• Perfect Harmony Capitol 1997
• The Pet Sounds Sessions EMI/Capitol 1997
• Endless Harmony EMD/Capitol 1998
• Ultimate Christmas Capitol 1998
• Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Capitol 1999
• Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Capitol 1999
• Greatest Hits Vol. 3: Best of the Brother Years 1970-1986 Capitol 2000
• Hawthorne, CA: Birthplace of a Musical Legacy Capitol 2001
• Live at Knebworth 1980 Eagle 2002
• The Beach Boys Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson EMI/Capitol 2002
• The Very Best Of The Beach Boys Capitol 2003
• The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer Capitol 2003
• Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys Toshiba EMI Japan 2004
• Songs From Here and Back Hallmark 2006
• Songs Covered By The Beach Boys Sterling/EMI 2006
• Good Vibrations 40th Anniversary Capitol/EMI 2006
• Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Capitol 2006
• The Beach Boys Greatest Hits: Live At Knebworth Laserlight 2006
• The Warmth Of The Sun Capitol 2007
• The Platinum Collection EMI Australia 2007
• Summer Love Songs Capitol 2009
• Christmas Harmonies Capitol 2009
• 10 Great Songs Capitol 2010
• The Smile Sessions Capitol 2011
• 50th Anniversary Retrospetive 'ZinePak Capitol 2012
• That's Why God Made The Radio Capitol 2012

Happy 200th B-Day to Citi: Citi Celebrates bi-centenary ~ 200th years in business on June 16, 2012 with theme, brand and innovation

“ One bank. Two centuries. And millions of thanks.”
~~ Citibank Web site Welcome page, June 2012


Today, Citi celebrates 200 years. City Bank of New York was chartered by New York State on June 16, 1812, with $2 million of capital. Serving a group of New York merchants, the bank opened for business on September 14 of that year, and Samuel Osgood was elected as the first President of the company.

The company's name was changed to The National City Bank of New York in 1865 after it joined the new U.S. national banking system, and it became the largest American bank by 1895.



Citi also became the first contributor to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 1913, and the following year it inaugurated the first overseas branch of a U.S. bank in Buenos Aires, although the bank had, since the mid-19th century, been active in plantation economies, such as the Cuban sugar industry. (Photo above left, Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

The 1918 purchase of U.S. overseas bank International Banking Corporation helped it become the first American bank to surpass $1 billion in assets, and it became the largest commercial bank in the world in 1929. As it grew, the bank became a leading innovator in financial services, becoming the first major U.S. bank to offer compound interest on savings (1921); unsecured personal loans (1928); customer checking accounts (1936) and the negotiable certificate of deposit (1961).



Citi’s bi-centenary will also mark the first time Citi sponsored the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams. As the official bank sponsor of the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, last month Citi unveiled the largest and most integrated U.S. sponsorship campaign the company ever had. Featured are 13 Olympic and Paralympic qualifiers, hopefuls and alumni who are members of Team Citi, that includes broadcast, print, out-of-home, digital, events, promotions and retail activation.





Citi's leadership presence in the global financial market can be seen from their timeline which stems as far back as financing the Panama Canal in 1904 to introducing ATMs in 1977.











Other Resources
► Brand Channel: Citi Prepares 200 Anniversary, April 2, 2012
► Here Is The City: On Citigroup’s Anniversary, Don’t Forget Its Brutal Past
► CBS US: Citi celebrates 200th anniversary with CBS outdoor UK
► The Smith Family: Citi 200 Kids Campaign, Citi supports 200 kids on its 200th birthday
► NY Sports Journalism: Citibank Opens Olympic Checkbook For Campaign Supporting Team USA
► Market Watch: Citi Launches Advertising Campaign for First Ever Sponsorship of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams; Campaign to showcase brand and innovative product portfolio
► HuffingtonPost Tech: Apple WWDC 2012 Liveblog
► CBS News: Apple WWDC 2012: Apple announces next generation MacBook Pro with Retina Display
► Huffington Post: Apple's WWDC News: Which Announcements Clicked, Which Products Clanked And Everything Else You Should Know by Jason Gilberg

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