John Svendsen (1921 - 2004)

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Johan Severin Svendsen

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Grace G. (Gabriele) Karlsen

Haakon Svendsen

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In 1921, in the year that John Svendsen was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.

In 1951, when he was 30 years old, on February 27th, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution (which limited the number of terms a president may serve to two) was ratified by 36 states, making it a part of the U.S. Constitution. The Amendment was both a reaction to the 4 term Roosevelt presidency and also the recognition of a long-standing tradition in American politics.

In 1966, he was 45 years old when on September 8th, the first Star Trek episode, "The Man Trap," was broadcast on NBC. The plot concerned a creature that sucked salt from human bodies. The original series only aired for 3 seasons due to low ratings.

In 1986, he was 65 years old when on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

In 1992, he was 71 years old when on April 29th, riots began in Los Angeles after the "Rodney King" verdict was issued. Four LAPD officers had been accused of using excessive force (assault) on African-American Rodney King, who had been stopped for drunk driving. The beating had been videotaped. Their acquittal sparked a 6 day riot in Los Angeles.