1927 A US company announced it had invented a hotdog with a zipper. After the hotdog was boiled, its casing could be thrown out



1933 Jimmy Durante's long-running radio show debuted. It would stay on the air until 1950

His TV show was another one we had to watch because of mom & dad. I didn't like him either. I'm sure they must have listened to him on the radio too.

1988 A statue of Sherlock Holmes was unveiled in Meiringen, Switzerland

I think that's great. I've seen pictures of it.