- 1852] The 1st edition of Peter Roget's "Thesaurus" is published...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
10 Timeline Memories...
1945] American troops liberate Dachau concentration camp in Germany... 1961] ABC's "Wide World of Sports" debuts with "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat."... 1986] Red Sox ace Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park setting a new major league record previously shared by Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver, all tied with 19 Ks... 1990] The Berlin Wall starts to come down... 1992] Deadly rioting erupts in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley acquits 4 LAPD officers of almost all charges in the beating of Rodney King, captured on video tape. 54 die and $1 billion in damage are the result of the rioting... 1993] The animated Barry White appears on "The Simpsons"... 1996] Former CIA Director William Colby is missing and presumed drowned after an apparent boating accident in Maryland. Colby's body is later discovered... 2004] A national WWII monument saluting both the men and women who served, opens to the public in Washington, D.C...
