The One Musician To Get A Ticker Tape Parade Was A Texan

from Texas Standard » Stories from Texas · host W.F. Strong

New York City has held over 200 ticker-tape parades since the first one in 1886, which honored the Statue of Liberty. Lindbergh got a ticker-tape parade for his solo transatlantic flight. Jesse Owens was celebrated for his 4 gold medals with a parade in 1936. Churchill had a blizzard of ticker tape float down on […] The post The One Musician To Get A Ticker Tape Parade Was A Texan appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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