Thursday, May 22, 2008

Thursday, May 22, 2008

10 Timeline Memories:



  1. 1892] Dr. Sheffield, a British dentist, manufactures toothpaste in a tube. How in the world do they get the toothpaste into the tube?...

  2. 1954] Robert Zimmerman is bar mitzvahed in Hibbing (MN) after taking private Hebrew lessons. Robert became a man and changed his name to Bob Dylan. Mazel Robert...

  3. 1963] Mickey Mantle blasts a home run off the facade atop the rightfield upper deck in Yankee Stadium. Two more feet and Mantle would have been the first and only player to hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium in fair territory...

  4. 1967] "To Tell The Truth" bows out after 11 seasons. The original panel consisted of: host Bud Collyer, Polly Bergen, Hy Gardner and Hildy Parks, soon replaced by Kitty Carlisle...

  5. 1967] Florence Ballard appears with the Supremes for the last time on "The Tonight Show". In July Motown replaces her with Cindy Birdsong...

  6. 1977] I am woman, hear me roar: Janet Guthrie becomes the 1st woman to earn a spot in the Indy 500 since its inception in 1911...2003] Annika Sorenstam becomes the 1st woman since 1945 to tee off against the men in the Colonial Golf tournament in Fort Worth (TX) but will miss the cut...

  7. 1980] Wedding Bells: Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue swap "I Do's". We're not sure which one wore the bridal gown though...

  8. 1992] "The show tonight is our farewell show": With that, Johnny Carson hosts his final show with Bette Midler singing to him. There was not a dry eye in the audience or at home. Johnny started hosting the show on October 2, 1962. What a run!!!

  9. 2002] "Happy Trails": The remains of Chandra Levy, the federal intern who disappeared more than a year earlier, are found in a Washington (D.C.) park. California congressman Gary Condit is questioned because of his personal relationship with the intern...

  10. 2004] Don't buy any green bananas Adriana: Christopher's girlfriend Adriana gets whacked on the "Sopranos". Christopher joined her in 2007...
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