- "We are the men from Texico": 1902] The Texas Oil Company is formed...
- 1927] The 1st long distance TV transmission is sent from Washington (D.C.) to New York City as the audience sees an image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover...
- Empire Steel Building: 1930] The 1st steel columns are set for the Empire State Building...
- "Another opening, another show": 1948] Rogers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" starring Mary Martin opens on Broadway...
- The Trolley Swan Song: 1957] The last of New York City's electric trolleys completes its final run from Queens to Manhattan...
- Diaper duffer: 1963] At the age of 23, Jack Nicklaus becomes the youngest golfer to win the green jacket at the Masters Tournament...
- Higher than the Berlin Wall: 1958] The L.A. Dodgers erect a 42-foot screen in left field at the LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, only 250 feet down the line (no worries for Frank "Hondo" Howard)...
- Stones are formed: 1962] The Rolling Stones are formed when Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Brian Jones meet at the Ealing Blues Club in England...
- Who's your Daddy?: 1967] Tom Donahue begins the Progressive a.k.a. AOR (Album Oriented Rock) FM format at KMPX in San Francisco. Donahue will become known as the "Father of FM Radio"...
- An Oscar for the Pilgrim: 1970] After appearing in 200 movies, John Wayne wins his first and only Oscar for his role in "True Grit"...
Music Memories:
- #1 on this date: 1968] "Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro...1970] "Let It Be" - Beatles
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Former Giant RB Tiki Barber & his twin brother Ronde (33), Russell Crowe (44), Jackie Chan (54), Janis Ian (58), John Oates (59), Patricia (Chiffons) Bennett (61), David Frost (69), Francis Ford Coppola (69), Jerry Brown (70), Charlie Thomas of the Drifters (71), Bobby Bare (73), Wayne Rogers (75), James Garner (80), Ravi Shankar (88), Bobby Doerr (90) and R.G. Armstrong (91)...
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