10 Timeline Memories:
1.1850] The stage is set: Henry Wells and William Fargo found Wells-Fargo. 160 years later they’re still in business…
2.1909] Can you hear me now?: Einar Dessau of Denmark uses a shortwave transmitter to talk to a government radio post about 6 miles away. It is believed to be the first broadcast by a ‘ham’ operator…
3.1922] Slammed: Mohandas K. Gandhi is sentenced to prison in India for civil disobedience. Gandhi will serve two years of a six-year sentence…2005] Former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland is sentenced to a year in prison and four months under house arrest for corruption…
4.1931] Premiered on this date: Schick Inc. markets the first electric razor…1961] The Poppin’ Fresh “Pillsbury Dough Boy” is introduced…1968] Mel Brooks’ film “The Producers” premieres, starring Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. The movie wins an Oscar for “Best Screenplay”…
5.1953] The Braves leave Beantown: Boston loses the Braves as NL President Warren Giles and all the NL team owners approve the team’s decision to move to Milwaukee. They eventually wind up in Atlanta where they are now...
6.1959] Aloha: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Hawaii statehood bill, giving us “Hawaii Five-O”…
7.1986] Happy Together: Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson...
8.1990] Reunited and it feels so good: Major League Baseball owners and players agree to a new labor agreement, ending a 32-day pre-season strike…1997] Joni Mitchell reunites with the daughter she gave up for adoption many years earlier…
9.1992] Guilty as charged: Leona (”Queen of Mean”) Helmsley is sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion…
10.2005] Pulling the plug: Doctors in Florida, acting on orders of a state judge, remove Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube. The brain-damaged Schiavo will die 13 days later…For more on March 18:
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
(St. Patrick's Day) Wednesday, March 17, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.461] ‘Happy Trails’: St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland dies from unknown causes, leading to the celebration of St. Patrick's Day…
2.1756] Happy Times: New York City’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration is held at the Crown and Thistle Tavern…
3.1776] Redcoats don’t wear green: British forces evacuate the city of Boston during the Revolutionary War. On St. Patrick’s Day? Now they’re really asking for it…
4.1897] Falling: Bob Fitzsimmons, a 167-pound middleweight KOs Gentleman Jim Corbett in the 14th round to claim the world title. After the fight, Fitzsimmons says of the 183-pound Corbett: “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”…
5.1905] Wedding Bells: Franklin D. Roosevelt marries his distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt in New York City. President Theodore Roosevelt, FDR’s 5th cousin, gives his niece away. Quite conveniently Eleanor doesn’t have to change her last name but how distant a cousin was she???
6.1959] Get out of town: The Dalai Lama a.k.a. Lhama Dhondrub Tenzin Gyatso flees Tibet for India. The Chinese took over Tibet in 1950 and opposition to their regime by Tibet’s Monks is causing all hell to break loose in Tibet now…2003] President George W. Bush gives Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave Iraq. He rejects the ultimatum. Tick…tick…tick…
7.1969] This I swear: Golda Meir is sworn in as the 4th Premier of Israel…
8.2005] I smell a rat: Rafael Palmeiro, who rats out teammate Miguel Tejada, and Sammy Sosa (who forgets how to speak English) testify before Congress saying they never used steroids. Mark McGwire, also testifying, turns into a sphinx…
9.2008] Client #9 replaced: David Paterson is sworn in as the new Governor of New York after the Eliot Spitzer (aka ‘Client #9′) prostitution scandal…
10.2008] Heather scores: Paul McCartney’s divorce from Heather Mills is settled for $48.6 million…For more on March 17:
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1.461] ‘Happy Trails’: St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland dies from unknown causes, leading to the celebration of St. Patrick's Day…
2.1756] Happy Times: New York City’s first St. Patrick’s Day celebration is held at the Crown and Thistle Tavern…
3.1776] Redcoats don’t wear green: British forces evacuate the city of Boston during the Revolutionary War. On St. Patrick’s Day? Now they’re really asking for it…
4.1897] Falling: Bob Fitzsimmons, a 167-pound middleweight KOs Gentleman Jim Corbett in the 14th round to claim the world title. After the fight, Fitzsimmons says of the 183-pound Corbett: “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”…
5.1905] Wedding Bells: Franklin D. Roosevelt marries his distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt in New York City. President Theodore Roosevelt, FDR’s 5th cousin, gives his niece away. Quite conveniently Eleanor doesn’t have to change her last name but how distant a cousin was she???
6.1959] Get out of town: The Dalai Lama a.k.a. Lhama Dhondrub Tenzin Gyatso flees Tibet for India. The Chinese took over Tibet in 1950 and opposition to their regime by Tibet’s Monks is causing all hell to break loose in Tibet now…2003] President George W. Bush gives Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave Iraq. He rejects the ultimatum. Tick…tick…tick…
7.1969] This I swear: Golda Meir is sworn in as the 4th Premier of Israel…
8.2005] I smell a rat: Rafael Palmeiro, who rats out teammate Miguel Tejada, and Sammy Sosa (who forgets how to speak English) testify before Congress saying they never used steroids. Mark McGwire, also testifying, turns into a sphinx…
9.2008] Client #9 replaced: David Paterson is sworn in as the new Governor of New York after the Eliot Spitzer (aka ‘Client #9′) prostitution scandal…
10.2008] Heather scores: Paul McCartney’s divorce from Heather Mills is settled for $48.6 million…For more on March 17:
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1802] The long gray line: Congress authorizes the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (NY)...
2.1881] The Circus is in town: The Barnum and Bailey Circus debuts…
3.1912] Cherry pie: Mrs. William Howard Taft plants the first cherry tree in Washington (DC). Skip and Flip sing the National Anthem followed by “Cherry Pie“…
4.1968] My-Lai, My-God: U.S. troops under the direction of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. destroy a Vietnam village consisting mostly of women and children, killing hundreds. The event is know as the “My-Lai Massacre.”…
5.1970] “Happy Trails“: Tammi Terrell dies from a malignant brain tumor just a month and a half away from her 25th birthday. She had collapsed on stage in October of 1967 while singing with Marvin Gaye…
6.1978] Kidnapped: Italian politician Aldo Moro is kidnapped by left-wing guerrillas. Moro is later found murdered by the group…
7.1988] Guilty as charged: Former National Security Adviser John M. Poindexter, former White House aide Oliver L. North and two others are indicted on charges relating to the Iran-Contra affair. The convictions of Poindexter and North are thrown out…1994] Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up the attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan and is fined $100,000…
8.1991] Country tragedy: Seven members of Reba McEntire’s band and her road manager are killed when their private plane goes down near the California border with Mexico. Luckily Reba was on another plane…
9.2002] Wedding Bells: Liza Minelli makes her fourth trip down the aisle when she marries her producer and boyfriend David Gest. It took more than five years to work out a divorce settlement…
10.2002] Fan tragedy: Thirteen-year old hockey fan Brittanie Cecil is hit by a puck during an NHL game between her hometown Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames. She dies 2 days later from her injuries…For more on March 16:
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1.1802] The long gray line: Congress authorizes the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (NY)...
2.1881] The Circus is in town: The Barnum and Bailey Circus debuts…
3.1912] Cherry pie: Mrs. William Howard Taft plants the first cherry tree in Washington (DC). Skip and Flip sing the National Anthem followed by “Cherry Pie“…
4.1968] My-Lai, My-God: U.S. troops under the direction of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. destroy a Vietnam village consisting mostly of women and children, killing hundreds. The event is know as the “My-Lai Massacre.”…
5.1970] “Happy Trails“: Tammi Terrell dies from a malignant brain tumor just a month and a half away from her 25th birthday. She had collapsed on stage in October of 1967 while singing with Marvin Gaye…
6.1978] Kidnapped: Italian politician Aldo Moro is kidnapped by left-wing guerrillas. Moro is later found murdered by the group…
7.1988] Guilty as charged: Former National Security Adviser John M. Poindexter, former White House aide Oliver L. North and two others are indicted on charges relating to the Iran-Contra affair. The convictions of Poindexter and North are thrown out…1994] Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up the attack on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan and is fined $100,000…
8.1991] Country tragedy: Seven members of Reba McEntire’s band and her road manager are killed when their private plane goes down near the California border with Mexico. Luckily Reba was on another plane…
9.2002] Wedding Bells: Liza Minelli makes her fourth trip down the aisle when she marries her producer and boyfriend David Gest. It took more than five years to work out a divorce settlement…
10.2002] Fan tragedy: Thirteen-year old hockey fan Brittanie Cecil is hit by a puck during an NHL game between her hometown Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames. She dies 2 days later from her injuries…For more on March 16:
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.44BC] Beware the Ides of March: Roman dictator Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that include Brutus and Cassius…
2.1919] An American in Paris: The American Legion is founded in Paris. Contrary to popular belief, the French Foreign Legion was not founded in America…
3.1954] Debuted on this date: CBS-TV debuts its “Morning Show” and any day now viewers will discover it…
4.1956] Another opening but not just another show: The Lerner and Loewe musical “My Fair Lady” opens on Broadway…
5.1964] Wedding Bells: Richard Burton becomes victim number five for Elizabeth Taylor. These two lovebirds are married for 10 years from 1964 to 1974 and then for an additional year in 1975 before finally calling it quits…
6.1965] The right to vote: Addressing a joint session of Congress, President Lyndon Johnson calls for new legislation guaranteeing every American’s right to vote…
7.1975] “Happy Trails“: Aristotle Onassis, husband of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of bronchial pneumonia at 69…1998] Child care expert Dr. Benjamin Spock dies at 94 from natural causes…
8.2004] Not a good thing: Martha Stewart resigns from the board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia 10 days after she is convicted in a stock scandal…
9.2005] Gotcha: Former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers is convicted in New York of engineering the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history. He is later sentenced to 25 years…
10.2008] Crane collapse: A construction crane falls on a residential building in Manhattan, killing 4 and injuring at least 17. The city has ruled that the cause of the collapse was faulty rigging…For more on March 15:
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1.44BC] Beware the Ides of March: Roman dictator Julius Caesar is assassinated by a group of nobles that include Brutus and Cassius…
2.1919] An American in Paris: The American Legion is founded in Paris. Contrary to popular belief, the French Foreign Legion was not founded in America…
3.1954] Debuted on this date: CBS-TV debuts its “Morning Show” and any day now viewers will discover it…
4.1956] Another opening but not just another show: The Lerner and Loewe musical “My Fair Lady” opens on Broadway…
5.1964] Wedding Bells: Richard Burton becomes victim number five for Elizabeth Taylor. These two lovebirds are married for 10 years from 1964 to 1974 and then for an additional year in 1975 before finally calling it quits…
6.1965] The right to vote: Addressing a joint session of Congress, President Lyndon Johnson calls for new legislation guaranteeing every American’s right to vote…
7.1975] “Happy Trails“: Aristotle Onassis, husband of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of bronchial pneumonia at 69…1998] Child care expert Dr. Benjamin Spock dies at 94 from natural causes…
8.2004] Not a good thing: Martha Stewart resigns from the board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia 10 days after she is convicted in a stock scandal…
9.2005] Gotcha: Former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers is convicted in New York of engineering the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history. He is later sentenced to 25 years…
10.2008] Crane collapse: A construction crane falls on a residential building in Manhattan, killing 4 and injuring at least 17. The city has ruled that the cause of the collapse was faulty rigging…For more on March 15:
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Friday, March 12, 2010
(Weekend Edition) March 12 - 14, 2010...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1912] Order your cookies: Juliette Gordon Low founds the “Girl Guides” which will become the ‘Girl Scouts of America’ (3/12)…
2.1964] Guilty as charged: A Dallas jury finds Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald (3/14). The shooting was seen live by about 50 million people on November 24, 1963…
3.1964] Screams? What screams?: Thirty-eight neighbors ignore the screams of 28-year old Kitty Genovese being stabbed to death in a Queens neighborhood (3/13)…
4.1967] WRKO is born: WNAC changes call letters to WRKO and switches format. Boston’s new new top 40 giant replaces the Yankee Network Flagship personality/talk/news station (3/13). WRKO - The Launch containing the history of the launch is available by going to Latest Postings on my MPN&T home page and clicking WRKO - The Launch…
5.1980] Guilty as charged: A jury finds John Wayne Gacy Jr. guilty of murdering 33 men and boys. Gacy will be executed in May of 1994 (3/12)…1997] LAPD arrest Mikail Markhasev in the shooting death of 27-year old Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby’s son. Markhasev is serving life with no parole (3/12)…
6.1991] Pretty slick: Exxon pays $1 billion in fines for the clean-up of the Alaskan oil spill they caused (3/13)…
7.2002] In living color: Homeland security chief Tom Ridge unveils a color-coded system for terror warnings. If you’re color-blind, you’re out of luck (3/12)…
8.2003] Getting Smart: Elizabeth Smart is reunited with her family 9 months after being abducted from her home. She was kidnapped in June of 2002 by a drifter who had previously done work at her family’s home (3/12)…
9.2008] Client #9: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigns two days after reports surface that he was a client (#9) of a prostitution ring (3/12)…
10.2009] Scammer slammed: Former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to 11 felonies and admits operating what’s called the largest investor fraud ever committed by an individual. In June he’s sentenced to 150 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $170 billion (3/12)…For more on March 12 - 14:
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1.1912] Order your cookies: Juliette Gordon Low founds the “Girl Guides” which will become the ‘Girl Scouts of America’ (3/12)…
2.1964] Guilty as charged: A Dallas jury finds Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald (3/14). The shooting was seen live by about 50 million people on November 24, 1963…
3.1964] Screams? What screams?: Thirty-eight neighbors ignore the screams of 28-year old Kitty Genovese being stabbed to death in a Queens neighborhood (3/13)…
4.1967] WRKO is born: WNAC changes call letters to WRKO and switches format. Boston’s new new top 40 giant replaces the Yankee Network Flagship personality/talk/news station (3/13). WRKO - The Launch containing the history of the launch is available by going to Latest Postings on my MPN&T home page and clicking WRKO - The Launch…
5.1980] Guilty as charged: A jury finds John Wayne Gacy Jr. guilty of murdering 33 men and boys. Gacy will be executed in May of 1994 (3/12)…1997] LAPD arrest Mikail Markhasev in the shooting death of 27-year old Ennis Cosby, Bill Cosby’s son. Markhasev is serving life with no parole (3/12)…
6.1991] Pretty slick: Exxon pays $1 billion in fines for the clean-up of the Alaskan oil spill they caused (3/13)…
7.2002] In living color: Homeland security chief Tom Ridge unveils a color-coded system for terror warnings. If you’re color-blind, you’re out of luck (3/12)…
8.2003] Getting Smart: Elizabeth Smart is reunited with her family 9 months after being abducted from her home. She was kidnapped in June of 2002 by a drifter who had previously done work at her family’s home (3/12)…
9.2008] Client #9: New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigns two days after reports surface that he was a client (#9) of a prostitution ring (3/12)…
10.2009] Scammer slammed: Former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to 11 felonies and admits operating what’s called the largest investor fraud ever committed by an individual. In June he’s sentenced to 150 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $170 billion (3/12)…For more on March 12 - 14:
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010...
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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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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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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