Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1834] In New York City, Cornelius Lawrence becomes the 1st mayor to be elected by popular vote in a city election...
  2. 1873] Alfred Paraf patents the 1st successful oleomargarine...
  3. 1952] President Harry S. Truman seizes the steel mills in order to prevent a nationwide strike...
  4. 1953] The bones of Sitting Bull are moved from North to South Dakota...
  5. 1974] Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth, becoming baseball's new Home Run King with his 715th home run off of Dodger pitcher Al Downing. Barry Bonds passed Aaron last season...
  6. 1983] Danny & the Juniors lead singer, Danny Rapp is a victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at 41. ..1994] The body of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain is found in Seattle, another apparent victim of suicide. Cobain was 27...
  7. 1998] George Michael is released on bail after his arrest for engaging in a lewd act in a park restroom...
  8. 1975] Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians becomes the Major League's 1st black manager...
  9. 1981] Omar N. Bradley, a WWII general and the 1st chairman of the Joints Chief of Staff, dies of natural causes at 88...

  10. 1987] Dodger executive Al Campanis "resigns" after telling Ted Koppel just days earlier that "blacks may lack some of the necessities for becoming managers"...


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