10 Timeline Memories:
1.1888] The Blizzard of ‘88: Referred to as ‘The Great White Hurricane”, the blizzard shuts down communication and transportation along the Atlantic Seaboard and more than 400 will die…
2.1901] Man of Steel: U.S. Steel is forged when industrialist J.P. Morgan purchases the Carnegie Steel Corporation. The sale makes Andrew Carnegie the world’s richest man…
3.1927] Debuted on this date: Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the world-famous Roxy Theatre in Manhattan…1930] President William Howard Taft becomes our first president to be buried in Arlington’s National Cemetery…1969] Levi-Strauss begins selling bell-bottom jeans…1989] The reality-based “Cops” debuts on Fox where it still resides on Saturday nights…
4.1942] Big Mac: With Japanese forces advancing in the Pacific during WWII, General Douglas MacArthur leaves the Philippines for Australia vowing “I Shall Return“. He does…
5.1986] Stick it: Popsicle announces its plan to end the traditional twin-stick Popsicle for a one-stick model. How do you split one stick?…
6.1993] Confirmation day: Janet Reno is confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s first female attorney general…
7.1995] Picabo, I see you: Picabo Street becomes the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in downhill at the world championships in Spain…
8.1996] Cleveland sits Shiva: The city of Cleveland mourns the decision made by NFL owners to allow Art Modell to move the Browns to Baltimore where they become the Ravens. Cleveland gets revenge by keeping the Browns name, a new team to replace the original one and a lifetime supply of gift-certificates to Modell’s…
9.2002] Lighting up the night: Two columns of light reach to the heavens from ground zero in Manhattan as a temporary memorial to the victims of 911. The search lights could be seen in all 5 boroughs. What a sight!…
10.2004] Terror in Spain: Bombs explode in quick succession across the commuter rail system in Madrid killing 191 and wounding more than 2,000 as terrorists linked to al-Qaeda strike…For more on March 11:
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1876] Can you hear me now?: The first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone takes place in Boston when his assistant hears, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” Mr. Watson replies, “how exactly do you mean that?”…
2.1949] Guilty as charged: Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars aka “Axis Sally” is convicted of treason and will serve 12 years in prison…1969] James Earl Ray pleads ‘guilty’ to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. but will later repudiate his plea and maintain his innocence until his death in 1998…2004] Teenage Washington (D.C.) sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is sentenced to life in prison in Virginia…
3.1965] The Odd Couple: The play opens on Broadway with Walter Matthau and Art Carney as Oscar and Felix. Jack Klugman will replace Matthau and Tony Randall replaces Carney when the TV series starts…
4.1966] ‘Happy Trails’: Five-time ‘Horse of the Year’, the mighty Kelso retires. The gelding lives a long life, passing away in October, 1983…1980] Scarsdale Diet guru, Dr. Hyman Tarnower is murdered by his lover, Jean Harris who will be pardoned in 1992 by Governor Mario Cuomo after serving time in a penitentiary…1988] Andy Gibb dies suddenly of heart inflammation at the age of 30…
5.1971] Vote for me: The Senate lowers the voting age to 18…
6.1980] Debuted on this date: Willard Scott debuts as weather man on “The Today Show”...
7.1983] Going to Hall: Walter Alston who began his career as manager of the Dodgers in Brooklyn is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame…
8.1993] Gunned down: Dr. David Gunn is shot to death outside a Pensacola (FL) abortion clinic…
9.2002] Yasser pinned: Israeli helicopters destroy Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s office in Gaza City, hours after 11 Israelis are killed in a suicide bombing in a cafe across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s residence in Jerusalem…
10.2005] Wacko Jacko: Wearing pajamas and twirling an umbrella, Michael Jackson shows up one hour late to his trial. A back injury is given as MJ’s excuse, however there’s no excuse offered for his bizarre behavior...For more on March 10:
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1.1876] Can you hear me now?: The first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone takes place in Boston when his assistant hears, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” Mr. Watson replies, “how exactly do you mean that?”…
2.1949] Guilty as charged: Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars aka “Axis Sally” is convicted of treason and will serve 12 years in prison…1969] James Earl Ray pleads ‘guilty’ to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. but will later repudiate his plea and maintain his innocence until his death in 1998…2004] Teenage Washington (D.C.) sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is sentenced to life in prison in Virginia…
3.1965] The Odd Couple: The play opens on Broadway with Walter Matthau and Art Carney as Oscar and Felix. Jack Klugman will replace Matthau and Tony Randall replaces Carney when the TV series starts…
4.1966] ‘Happy Trails’: Five-time ‘Horse of the Year’, the mighty Kelso retires. The gelding lives a long life, passing away in October, 1983…1980] Scarsdale Diet guru, Dr. Hyman Tarnower is murdered by his lover, Jean Harris who will be pardoned in 1992 by Governor Mario Cuomo after serving time in a penitentiary…1988] Andy Gibb dies suddenly of heart inflammation at the age of 30…
5.1971] Vote for me: The Senate lowers the voting age to 18…
6.1980] Debuted on this date: Willard Scott debuts as weather man on “The Today Show”...
7.1983] Going to Hall: Walter Alston who began his career as manager of the Dodgers in Brooklyn is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame…
8.1993] Gunned down: Dr. David Gunn is shot to death outside a Pensacola (FL) abortion clinic…
9.2002] Yasser pinned: Israeli helicopters destroy Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s office in Gaza City, hours after 11 Israelis are killed in a suicide bombing in a cafe across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s residence in Jerusalem…
10.2005] Wacko Jacko: Wearing pajamas and twirling an umbrella, Michael Jackson shows up one hour late to his trial. A back injury is given as MJ’s excuse, however there’s no excuse offered for his bizarre behavior...For more on March 10:
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1822] Something to sink your teeth into: Charles M. Graham receives the first patent for false teeth…
2.1862] What’s the tie-breaker?:During the Civil War, the ironclad Monitor and Virginia (formerly the Merrimac) fight to a draw in a 5-hour battle at Hampton Roads (VA)…
3.1954] TVs finest hour: On “See It Now” Edward R. Murrow takes a stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy and his communist witch hunt with a hard hitting interview of the Wisconsin Senator…
4.1954] Not TVs finest hour: WNBT (now WNBC) New York runs the first local color TV commercial for Castro Convertible as Bernadette Castro makes the couch into a bed for the first time…
5.1955] Debuted on this date: James Dean debuts in “East of Eden”. Dean will make two more movies: “Rebel Without A Cause” and “Giant” before his short life ends in an auto crash in September of ‘55…1959] Happy Birthday to the Barbie Doll, 51 years young today…1964] The first Ford Mustang rolls off the assembly line…
6.1976] Cadettes join the Cadets: The first female cadets are accepted at the West Point Military Academy…
7.1981] Rather: Dan Rather makes his debut as principal anchorman on The CBS Evening News replacing Walter Cronkite…2005] Not: Rather signs off for the last time as principal anchorman of The CBS Evening News…
8.1985] Blowin’ in the wind: “Gone With The Wind” goes on sale in video stores for the first time…
9.1992] “Happy Trails”: Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin who had a history of heart trouble, dies at 78 from natural causes…1996] Legendary comedian George Burns joins Gracie at age 100…2007] Boston lead singer Brad Delp is found dead in his New Hampshire home. Delp, 55, died from the smoke of two charcoal grills he lit inside his sealed bathroom. Found by his girlfriend, he had a suicide note pinned to his shirt…
10.2004] Guilty as charged: Convicted Washington, D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad is sentenced to death in Virginia. He has since been executed...For more on March 9:
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1.1822] Something to sink your teeth into: Charles M. Graham receives the first patent for false teeth…
2.1862] What’s the tie-breaker?:During the Civil War, the ironclad Monitor and Virginia (formerly the Merrimac) fight to a draw in a 5-hour battle at Hampton Roads (VA)…
3.1954] TVs finest hour: On “See It Now” Edward R. Murrow takes a stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy and his communist witch hunt with a hard hitting interview of the Wisconsin Senator…
4.1954] Not TVs finest hour: WNBT (now WNBC) New York runs the first local color TV commercial for Castro Convertible as Bernadette Castro makes the couch into a bed for the first time…
5.1955] Debuted on this date: James Dean debuts in “East of Eden”. Dean will make two more movies: “Rebel Without A Cause” and “Giant” before his short life ends in an auto crash in September of ‘55…1959] Happy Birthday to the Barbie Doll, 51 years young today…1964] The first Ford Mustang rolls off the assembly line…
6.1976] Cadettes join the Cadets: The first female cadets are accepted at the West Point Military Academy…
7.1981] Rather: Dan Rather makes his debut as principal anchorman on The CBS Evening News replacing Walter Cronkite…2005] Not: Rather signs off for the last time as principal anchorman of The CBS Evening News…
8.1985] Blowin’ in the wind: “Gone With The Wind” goes on sale in video stores for the first time…
9.1992] “Happy Trails”: Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin who had a history of heart trouble, dies at 78 from natural causes…1996] Legendary comedian George Burns joins Gracie at age 100…2007] Boston lead singer Brad Delp is found dead in his New Hampshire home. Delp, 55, died from the smoke of two charcoal grills he lit inside his sealed bathroom. Found by his girlfriend, he had a suicide note pinned to his shirt…
10.2004] Guilty as charged: Convicted Washington, D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad is sentenced to death in Virginia. He has since been executed...For more on March 9:
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Monday, March 08, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1817] Stocking up: The New York Stock Exchange is founded…
2.1965] Semper Fi: The United States lands about 3,500 Marines in South Vietnam...
3.1971] A Sports trilogy begins: Muhammad Ali loses a decision to undefeated heavyweight champ Joe Frazier (3/8). This is the first of 3 fights between two of the best heavyweights ever. I saw this fight in a Boston theater with Sal Ingeme of Columbia Records…
4.1979] A new kind of CD: Philips demonstrates Compact Disc publicly for the first time…
5.1980] Soviet Woodstock: The first festival of rock music kicks off in the Soviet Union. Unless you’ve heard of Vladimir Rubashevsky, you wouldn’t recognize any of the acts on the bill…
6.1983] The Evil Empire: It’s neither the Yankees or Red Sox, it’s the Soviet Union. President Ronald Reagan calls the USSR an “Evil Empire”…
7.1999] “Happy Trails“: Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio, the ‘Yankee Clipper’ dies at 84 after never fully recovering from lung cancer surgery in the fall of 1998…
8.1999] Supes uphold convictions: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing…
9.2004] Justice for all: Abul Abbas, the Palestinian guerrilla leader who planned the hijacking of the Achille Lauro, dies while in custody…
10.2008] W vetoes bill: George W. Bush vetoes a bill that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists…For more on March 8:
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1.1817] Stocking up: The New York Stock Exchange is founded…
2.1965] Semper Fi: The United States lands about 3,500 Marines in South Vietnam...
3.1971] A Sports trilogy begins: Muhammad Ali loses a decision to undefeated heavyweight champ Joe Frazier (3/8). This is the first of 3 fights between two of the best heavyweights ever. I saw this fight in a Boston theater with Sal Ingeme of Columbia Records…
4.1979] A new kind of CD: Philips demonstrates Compact Disc publicly for the first time…
5.1980] Soviet Woodstock: The first festival of rock music kicks off in the Soviet Union. Unless you’ve heard of Vladimir Rubashevsky, you wouldn’t recognize any of the acts on the bill…
6.1983] The Evil Empire: It’s neither the Yankees or Red Sox, it’s the Soviet Union. President Ronald Reagan calls the USSR an “Evil Empire”…
7.1999] “Happy Trails“: Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio, the ‘Yankee Clipper’ dies at 84 after never fully recovering from lung cancer surgery in the fall of 1998…
8.1999] Supes uphold convictions: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing…
9.2004] Justice for all: Abul Abbas, the Palestinian guerrilla leader who planned the hijacking of the Achille Lauro, dies while in custody…
10.2008] W vetoes bill: George W. Bush vetoes a bill that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists…For more on March 8:
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Friday, March 05, 2010
(Weekend Edition) March 5 - 7, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1930] TV to follow: Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick-freezing food. It will be known as the TV dinner (3/6)…
2.1963] ‘Happy Trails’: Legendary Country artist Patsy Cline dies in a small plane crash in Camden (TN) returning from a Kansas City benefit for the widow of a local disc jockey. Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Patsy’s pilot/manager were also killed (3/5)…1982] John Belushi dies of a drug overdose in a Hollywood hotel room. Belushi was just 33 (3/5)…
3.1969] Creem rises: Creem Magazine is published for the first time, aimed at competing with Rolling Stone Magazine. They fail to do so (3/5)…
4.1973] Wife swap: Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich arrive at spring training and announce that they have swapped wives, children and dogs. Within two years both players are gone from baseball. Had Fox been around, this would have been the first reality series (3/5)…
5.1978] Gunned down: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt is shot and paralyzed permanently by a sniper in Georgia who objected to an interracial couple appearing in the magazine (3/6)...
6.1981] ‘And that’s the way it is’: The words of Walter Cronkite who does his final “CBS Evening News” report which started on April 16, 1962 (3/6)…
7.1993] Neighborhood crime: A woman is gang-raped on a pool table in a New Bedford (MA) tavern. Four men are later convicted in a case that rocks the nation (3/6). Jodie Foster starred in “The Accused” which was based on this case…2000] Three white NYPD officers are convicted of a cover-up in a police station attack on Haitian immigrant Abner Louima (3/6)…
8.2002] This Ozzy is not a Nelson: MTV begins airing “The Osbournes.” TV goes downhill from there (3/5)…
9.2004] Not a good thing: Martha Stewart is convicted of obstructing justice and lying to the government about why she unloaded Imclone stocks just before the price dropped. Bernie Madoff takes notes (3/5)…
10.2006] Patent no longer pending: Apple Inc. is granted the patent to the iPod (3/7)…For more on March 5 - 7:
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1.1930] TV to follow: Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick-freezing food. It will be known as the TV dinner (3/6)…
2.1963] ‘Happy Trails’: Legendary Country artist Patsy Cline dies in a small plane crash in Camden (TN) returning from a Kansas City benefit for the widow of a local disc jockey. Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Patsy’s pilot/manager were also killed (3/5)…1982] John Belushi dies of a drug overdose in a Hollywood hotel room. Belushi was just 33 (3/5)…
3.1969] Creem rises: Creem Magazine is published for the first time, aimed at competing with Rolling Stone Magazine. They fail to do so (3/5)…
4.1973] Wife swap: Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich arrive at spring training and announce that they have swapped wives, children and dogs. Within two years both players are gone from baseball. Had Fox been around, this would have been the first reality series (3/5)…
5.1978] Gunned down: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt is shot and paralyzed permanently by a sniper in Georgia who objected to an interracial couple appearing in the magazine (3/6)...
6.1981] ‘And that’s the way it is’: The words of Walter Cronkite who does his final “CBS Evening News” report which started on April 16, 1962 (3/6)…
7.1993] Neighborhood crime: A woman is gang-raped on a pool table in a New Bedford (MA) tavern. Four men are later convicted in a case that rocks the nation (3/6). Jodie Foster starred in “The Accused” which was based on this case…2000] Three white NYPD officers are convicted of a cover-up in a police station attack on Haitian immigrant Abner Louima (3/6)…
8.2002] This Ozzy is not a Nelson: MTV begins airing “The Osbournes.” TV goes downhill from there (3/5)…
9.2004] Not a good thing: Martha Stewart is convicted of obstructing justice and lying to the government about why she unloaded Imclone stocks just before the price dropped. Bernie Madoff takes notes (3/5)…
10.2006] Patent no longer pending: Apple Inc. is granted the patent to the iPod (3/7)…For more on March 5 - 7:
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Thursday, March 04, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1789] Congress takes a bite out of the Apple: The Constitution goes into effect as the first Congress convenes in New York…
2.1826] All aboard: The Granite Railway in Quincy (MA) becomes the first chartered railroad in America…
3.1861] This I swear: Sworn in on this date: Abraham Lincoln…1913] Our 28th President, Woodrow Wilson…1933] Franklin Delano Roosevelt…
4.1902] Triple A: The American Automobile Association is founded in Chicago…
5.1950] Premiered on this date: Walt Disney’s ‘Cinderella‘…
6.1952] Wedding Bells: Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis tie the knot...1989] Time Inc. and Warner Communications announce a planned merger…
7.1954] Transplanted: The first successful kidney transplant is achieved at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. Unfortunately it was supposed to be a lung transplant. Kidding…
8.1968] Smokin’ Joe: Joe Frazier wins the vacated (by Muhammad Ali) heavyweight championship with an 11th round KO of Buster Mathis at Madison Square Garden…
9.1990] ‘Happy Trails’: One of the leading scorers in NCAA history, Hank Gathers of Loyola Marymount suddenly collapses and dies during a game against Portland at 23. Gathers who was projected as a 1st round pick suffered from a heart muscle disorder…1996] Grand Ole Opry fixture, Minnie Pearl dies from complications of a stroke at 83…
10.2005] A good thing: Martha Stewart imprisoned for 5 months for her role in a stock scandal, leaves prison to start 5 months of home confinement, wearing a stylish ankle bracelet…For more on March 4:
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1.1789] Congress takes a bite out of the Apple: The Constitution goes into effect as the first Congress convenes in New York…
2.1826] All aboard: The Granite Railway in Quincy (MA) becomes the first chartered railroad in America…
3.1861] This I swear: Sworn in on this date: Abraham Lincoln…1913] Our 28th President, Woodrow Wilson…1933] Franklin Delano Roosevelt…
4.1902] Triple A: The American Automobile Association is founded in Chicago…
5.1950] Premiered on this date: Walt Disney’s ‘Cinderella‘…
6.1952] Wedding Bells: Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis tie the knot...1989] Time Inc. and Warner Communications announce a planned merger…
7.1954] Transplanted: The first successful kidney transplant is achieved at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. Unfortunately it was supposed to be a lung transplant. Kidding…
8.1968] Smokin’ Joe: Joe Frazier wins the vacated (by Muhammad Ali) heavyweight championship with an 11th round KO of Buster Mathis at Madison Square Garden…
9.1990] ‘Happy Trails’: One of the leading scorers in NCAA history, Hank Gathers of Loyola Marymount suddenly collapses and dies during a game against Portland at 23. Gathers who was projected as a 1st round pick suffered from a heart muscle disorder…1996] Grand Ole Opry fixture, Minnie Pearl dies from complications of a stroke at 83…
10.2005] A good thing: Martha Stewart imprisoned for 5 months for her role in a stock scandal, leaves prison to start 5 months of home confinement, wearing a stylish ankle bracelet…For more on March 4:
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1887] Signing In: Anne Sullivan arrives at the Alabama home of Capt. and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher of Helen, their blind and deaf 6-year-old daughter…
2.1931] Star spangled: President Herbert Hoover signs into law our first national anthem, Francis Scott Key’s “Defense of Fort McHenry” aka “The Star Spangled Banner”…
3.1959] ‘Happy Trails’: Lou Costello of the legendary Abbott and Costello comedy duo, suffers a fatal heart attack 3 days shy of his 53rd birthday…
4.1969] This is a test: Apollo 9 is launched on a mission to test the lunar module that will be used in the moon landings…
5.1984] The new commish: Peter Ueberroth, president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee is elected as the 6th commissioner of baseball effective October 1. Well, he looked good, anyway…
6.1985] Premiered on this date: “Moonlighting” starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis on ABC-TV. This terrific series ran until May of 1989…
7.1991] Hell breaks loose in L.A.: Motorist Rodney King is severely beaten by LAPD officers in a scene captured on amateur video tape…
8.1992] Hang him high: Islanders’ great Mike Bossy becomes the second Islander to have his uniform (#22) hoisted to the rafters at Nassau Coliseum. Dennis Potvin’s #5 was the first one…
9.1995] Stalking softly: A stalker is arrested while trying to break into Roberta Flack’s Manhattan apartment but the singer starts playing “Killing Me Softly” on the piano and the stalker falls into a coma…
10.2005] Up, up and away: Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, touching down in central Kansas after a 67-hour, 23,000 mile journey. In September, 2007 Fossett vanished while flying. He was legally declared dead in 2008…For more on March 3:
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1.1887] Signing In: Anne Sullivan arrives at the Alabama home of Capt. and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher of Helen, their blind and deaf 6-year-old daughter…
2.1931] Star spangled: President Herbert Hoover signs into law our first national anthem, Francis Scott Key’s “Defense of Fort McHenry” aka “The Star Spangled Banner”…
3.1959] ‘Happy Trails’: Lou Costello of the legendary Abbott and Costello comedy duo, suffers a fatal heart attack 3 days shy of his 53rd birthday…
4.1969] This is a test: Apollo 9 is launched on a mission to test the lunar module that will be used in the moon landings…
5.1984] The new commish: Peter Ueberroth, president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee is elected as the 6th commissioner of baseball effective October 1. Well, he looked good, anyway…
6.1985] Premiered on this date: “Moonlighting” starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis on ABC-TV. This terrific series ran until May of 1989…
7.1991] Hell breaks loose in L.A.: Motorist Rodney King is severely beaten by LAPD officers in a scene captured on amateur video tape…
8.1992] Hang him high: Islanders’ great Mike Bossy becomes the second Islander to have his uniform (#22) hoisted to the rafters at Nassau Coliseum. Dennis Potvin’s #5 was the first one…
9.1995] Stalking softly: A stalker is arrested while trying to break into Roberta Flack’s Manhattan apartment but the singer starts playing “Killing Me Softly” on the piano and the stalker falls into a coma…
10.2005] Up, up and away: Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, touching down in central Kansas after a 67-hour, 23,000 mile journey. In September, 2007 Fossett vanished while flying. He was legally declared dead in 2008…For more on March 3:
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