wholesome and tasty refreshment." U.S. Patent No. 1,706,491 was granted on March 26, 1929. Born: Thomas J. Fleming, American historian and novelist; in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2017) Died: Albrecht Kossel, 73, German physician and 1910 Nobel Prize laureate for his determination of the chemical composition of nucleic acids Wednesday, July 6, 1927 The Church of England's governing assembly voted 517–133 in favor of the proposed revision of the Book of Common Prayer. The song "My Blue Heaven" was recorded for the first time, by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, and became one of the year's top-selling records. Born: Janet Leigh (stage name for Jeanette Helen Morrison), American film actress known for Psycho and The Fog; in Merced, California (d. 2004) Pat Paulsen, American comedian and perennial presidential candidate; in South Bend, Washington (d. 1997) Alan Freeman, Australian-born British disc jockey who was the long time host of Pick of the Pops; in Melbourne (d. 2006) Dolores Claman, Canadian composer who created the popular theme song for CBC's Hockey Night In Canada; in Vancouver (d. 2021) Thursday, July 7, 1927 Portuguese neurosurgeon Egas Moniz first presented his discovery of cerebral angiography arterial encephalography in a paper presented at the Societe de Neurologie in Paris. Moniz had discovered a safe method of detecting brain tumors by injecting contrast into the cervical carotid artery. In his weekly magazine, The Dearborn Independent, auto manufacturer Henry Ford published an apology, widely reprinted, for his anti-Semitic views. The missive was part of a settlement of a libel lawsuit brought by Aaron Sapiro. Under pressure from the victorious Allies of World War I, Germany's Reichstag voted 390–44 to pass a law prohibiting the import or export of war materials. Born: Doc Severinsen (stage name for Carl Hilding Severinsen), American bandleader and jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show; in Arlington, Oregon Martin Ransohoff, American film and television producer who founded the Filmways production company; in New Orleans (d. 2017) Died: Gösta Mittag-Leffler, 81, Swedish mathematician known for Mittag-Leffler's theorem Friday, July 8, 1927 Charles Lindbergh inaugurated the Transcontinental Air Transport airline with the first passenger flight from New York to Los Angeles. The trip would take 48 hours. Ban Johnson, founder of the American League and its president since 1901, was forced to resign by the owners of the eight teams. Died: Max Hoffmann, 58, German general who