AGATHA CHRISTIE
The last novel published by Agatha Christie was "Murder from the Past." She wrote it around 1940 but specified in her will that it was to be published after her death. She died in 1976.

ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
The last Andy Griffith Show was televised on September 16, 1968.

BEATLES
The Beatles last concert was at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, on August 29, 1966. The last song they played was "Long Tall Sally."
The Beatles recorded their last song together, "I Me Mine," in 1970.

BEETHOVEN
Beethoven's last symphony was his 9th.

BUDDY HOLLY
Buddy Holly's last performance was on February 2, 1959.
Buddy Holly's last record, "It Doesn't Matter," was released in 1959.

DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
Diana Ross performed for the last time with the Supremes during a show in Las Vegas in 1970.

ED SULLIVAN SHOW
The last Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-TV was June 6, 1971. Running for more than 20 years, the Ed Sullivan Show was the longest running variety show on TV.

ELVIS PRESLEY
The last song that Elvis ever performed publicly was "Bridge Over Troubled Water", at his final concert in Indianapolis in June, 1977.

FAR SIDE CARTOON
The last original "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson was published in 1995. The first had appeared in 1980.

GRATEFUL DEAD
The Grateful Dead gave their last concert with leader Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field in 1995. Jerry died a month later of a heart attack while in drug rehab.

LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
David Letterman's last show on NBC was on Friday, June 25, 1993.
He moved to CBS in August 1993.

LIFE MAGAZINE
The last weekly issue of "Life" magazine was issued December 29, '72.

M*A*S*H
The final episode of M*A*S*H was broadcast on February 28, 1983, and was titled "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen."

MARILYN MONROE
The last line ever spoken by Marilyn Monroe on the silver screen was "How do you find your way back in the dark?" The line is from the 1961 film The Misfits with Clark Gable. She died in 1962.

MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW
The staff of WJM-TV had a going-away party, as the last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was broadcast on March 19, 1977. Everyone was fired except the inept Ted Baxter.

MILTON BERLE SHOW
The last "Milton Berle Show" aired on ABC on January 6, 1967.

PEANUTS COMIC STRIP
The last original Peanuts Comic Strip was published February 13, 2000. Coincidentally, creator Charles M. Schultz died the night before.

PLAYBOY
The last Playboy centerfold to have staples was published in 1985. Venice Kong was the model. The last Playboy club in the US, in Lansing, Michigan, was closed on July 30, 1988.

SILENT MOVIE
"The Four Feathers," finished in 1929, was the last silent movie ever made.

STRADIVARIUS VIOLIN
Italian violin maker Antonius Stradivarius of Cremona made his finest instruments after 1700. His last surviving instrument was dated 1737, the year of his death.

TONIGHT SHOW
The last "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson as host was May 22, 1992.

AUTOMOBILE
The last Model T Ford came off the assembly line on May 26, 1927.
The 1550 Silver Spyder Porsche was the last car designed by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche.
The Studebacker-Packard Co. made the last Packard on August 19, 1958.

CIGARETTE AD ON TELEVISION
On December 31, 1970, the last cigarette ad, a commercial for Virginia Slims, was aired on the "Tonight Show." Cigarette advertising was banned from radio and TV on January 1, 1971.

DRIVER'S LICENSE
New York was the last state, in 1984, to put photographs on driver's licenses.

ELLIS ISLAND
In 1954, Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892.

MORSE CODE
The last Coast Guard radio navigation station still using Morse code transmitted its last message on March 31, 1995 from Chesapeake, Virginia.

OLDSMOBILE
The last Oldsmobile rolled off a Lansing assembly line the week of April 27, 2004, ending production of an automobile line that began in 1897. The last Oldsmobile is an Alero, the only model still in production.

PROHIBITION
On December fifth, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing the 18th Amendment.

RED DYE #2
The most frequently used dye in drugs, food and cosmetics, red dye No. 2, was banned by the US Food and Drug Administration on February 12, '76, after finding the dye was carcinogenic.

SLAVERY IN US
On December 18th, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect.

US CURRENCY
Bills in denominations of $500 and up were last printed in 1969. Gold coins were last circulated in 1933. The Gold Reserve Act of 1934 made it illegal for private persons to own gold bullion. The last Lincoln cent with wheat ears on the reverse side was issued in 1958.
The last time US quarters and dimes actually had any silver content was 1964.

US PRESIDENT
The last "foreign" born US president was William Henry Harrison. The Constitution would later require that the president be a native-born citizen and a resident of the US for at least 14 years. The last US President to be born in a log cabin was James Garfield, born on Nov. 19, 1831. The last US President to own slaves was Ulysses S. Grant. In 1848, when he married Julia Dent, she already owned 1 slave & received a second as a wedding gift, and later purchased a third one. Grant bought a slave named William Jones and later freed him.
The last US President to resign from office was Richard Nixon, on August 9, 1974. The last US President to serve 4 terms was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1947, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution limited future presidents to two terms.

WITCHCRAFT TRIAL IN ENGLAND
The last witchcraft trial in England was the trial of Jane Wenham in 1712. She was found innocent.

TELESPHOBIA
The fear of being last.