WHO NEEDS MIRRORS?

When Ford Motor Company introduced its first Mustang, the car was designed to appeal to younger drivers with a base-bottom price of $2,345. But some consumer advocates claimed that the low price was more gimmick than substance. In order to get a car at that price, customers had to accept a vehicle with no sun visors or outside mirrors.

The meat packing industry in New Zealand has been freezing and shipping lamb to Great Britain since 1882.

America’s G.I. Bill, passed in 1944, guaranteed that the nation’s soldiers would be treated better. Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders received campaign ribbons. Veterans of World War I went home from service with just $60 in cash. But because of the new legislation, serviceman returning from World War II, were guaranteed unemployment pay, education grants and housing loans.

According to phone book records, New York City’s most common surname is Rodriguez with 22,712 entries. Williams is second with 18,236. Smith takes third place with 16,316. Brown (15,485) and Rivera (14,831) round out the top five.

The popular KitchenAid mixer originally was called the H-5. It was the world’s first domestic mixer to come with its own fixed stand and bowl.