The oldest existing McDonald's restaurant on earth is in Downey, about a 15-minute drive southeast of Downtown Los Angeles California. Opened Aug. 18, 1953.
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USA - 1940s - Morton Downey, known as "the Irish Nightingale," concludes a song about a club his father brought from Ireland.
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USA - 1940s - Morton Downey, known as "the Irish Nightingale," begins singing a song about Irish pride.
1941 - Airplanes are assembled at the Vultee plant in Downey, California.
1932 - The Sheriff's deputies destroy a distillery in Downey, California, and puncture containers so the alcohol will pour out.
1932 - The Sheriff's deputies engage in a shootout in a distillery disguised as an insulation works building in Downey, California, arresting three bootleggers.
1941 - A Luftwaffe plane is taken apart by mechanics and inspected in California.